“Every day above earth is a good day.”
Ernest Hemingway
The Old Man and the Sea (Primary source)
Ernest Hemingway’s novella The Old Man and the Sea is a poignant tale of resilience, dignity, and man’s relationship with nature. Published in 1952, it is one of Hemingway’s most celebrated works and was instrumental in securing him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954.
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“Never to go on trips with anyone you do not love.”
— Ernest Hemingway Primary source“But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”
— Ernest Hemingway Primary source“The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for and I hate very much to leave it.”
— Ernest Hemingway Primary source“The coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave but one.”
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“A good example is the best sermon.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year.”
— Leonardo da Vinci Primary source“Pardoning the bad, is injuring the good.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“The noblest question in the world is, what good may I do in it?”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source