13 Quotes & Sayings By Emile Zola

Emile Zola (1840-1902) was a French novelist, playwright, and journalist. He was the founder of the literary school of naturalism, which he defined as "the art of depicting the real life in all its aspects, the real life in all its ugliness and its purity." The naturalist movement in France at the time found its dominant exponent in Zola, who became known as "the conscience of his country." His most famous works are "Germinal" (1885), "L'Assommoir" (1877), and "Nana" (1880).

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If you ask me what I came to do in this world I an artist I will answer you: T am here to live out loud.' Emile Zola
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The truth is on the march and nothing will stop it. Emile Zola
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I believe that the future of humanity is in the progress of reason through science. I believe that the pursuit of truth, through science, is the divine ideal which man should propose to himself. Emile Zola
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I believe that all is illusion and vanity outside the treasure of truths slowly accumulated, and which will never again be lost. I believe that the sum of these truths, always increasing, will at last confer on man incalculable power and peace, if not happiness. Yes, I believe in the final triumph of life. Emile Zola
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Keep well that is the half of wisdom and of happiness. Emile Zola
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Up to this day, there has been no proof of the existence of any intelligence other than the human. Emile Zola
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If you shut up truth, and bury it underground, it will but grow. Emile Zola
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I am little concerned with beauty or perfection. I don't care for the great centuries. All I care about is life, struggle, intensity. Emile Zola
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If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud. Emile Zola
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Keep well that is the half of wisdom and of happiness. Emile Zola
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I am an artist... I am here to live out loud. Emile Zola
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There are two men inside the artist, the poet and the craftsman. One is born a poet. One becomes a craftsman. Emile Zola