“But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”
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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“But man is not made for defeat,” he said. “A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”
Ernest Hemingway
“The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for and I hate very much to leave it.”
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— Ernest Hemingway Primary source“Every day above earth is a good day.”
— Ernest Hemingway Primary source“If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them. The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.”
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— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“No man had ever a point of pride that was not injurious to him, so no man had ever a defect that was not somewhere made useful to him.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“Commit a crime, and the earth is made of glass.”
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