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B. Traven was a German-born American novelist known for his mysterious identity and rich literary works. His real name remains unknown to this day, but his books were widely popular in the mid-20th century, particularly for his adventure and detective novels.

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“La suya era una de las familias más pobres del pueblo, una de las más apreciadas por su honestidad y su modestia y además porque siempre son más queridas las familias pobres que las ricas.”

Pobreza Dignidad

Book:Macario

Source: Macario

“Si un pobre hombre o una pobre mujer no podían ofrecerle sino sólo unos cuantos centavos, o un puerquito, o un gallo, gozaban exactamente de la misma atención que los ricos, a quienes en ocasiones había llegado a cobrar hasta veinte mil doblones de oro.”

Pobreza Equidad

Book:Macario

Source: Macario

“don't ever believe that kings were done with when the fathers of the country made a revolution.”

Happy Camping Happy Campers

Book:The Death Ship

Source: The Death Ship

“i wonder what goes on night and day beneath the surface of a cemetery.”

Happy Camping Happy Campers

Book:The Death Ship

Source: The Death Ship

“it would have been a rare thing anyhow for an official to come upon an idea that is not provided for in the regulations.”

Book:The Death Ship

Source: The Death Ship

“No use to preach to the working-man courtesy & politeness when at the same time the working-man is not given working conditions under which he can stay polite and soft-mannered.”

Men Use Given Conditions Polite Courtesy Politeness Working Man Working Conditions

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“Anyone who is willing to work and is serious about it will certainly find a job. Only you must not go to the man who tells you this, for he has no job to offer and doesn't know anyone who knows of a vacancy. This is exactly the reason why he gives you such generous advice, out of brotherly love, and to demonstrate how little he knows the world.”

Knows Men World Giving Littles Reason Jobs Advice Willing Serious Offers Libertarian Reason Why Generous Brotherly Brotherly Love Vacancy

Book:The Treasure the Sierra Madre

Source: The Treasure the Sierra Madre

“A trip to a Central American jungle to watch how Indians behave near a bridge won't make you see either the jungle or the bridge or the Indians if you believe that the civilization you were born into is the only one that counts. Go and look around with the idea that everything you learned in school and college is wrong.”

Ifs Believe Looks Ideas School Born Watches College Civilization Indian Bridges Behave Jungle If You Believe

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“If you do not wish to be lied to, do not ask questions! The only real defence civilized man has against anybody who bothers him is to lie. There would be no lies if there were no questions.”

Ifs Would Be Lying Asks Wish Lied

Author:B. Traven

“Morals are taught & preached not for the sake of heaven, but to assist those people on earth who have everything they need & more to retain their possessions & to help them to accumulate still more. Morals is the butter for those who have no bread.”

People Needs Stills Helping Earth Heaven Moral Taught Sake Possession Bread

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“The creative person should have no other biography than his works.”

Should Persons Creative Should Have Biographies Creative Person

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“The prison was very important - as everywhere on earth. Everywhere the building of a prison is the first step in the organization of a civilized state.”

Firsts Important States Earth Steps Building Organization Prison Civilized First Steps

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“The deplorable thing is that the people who were tortured yesterday, torture today.”

People Today Yesterday Torture

Book:The treasures of B. Traven

Source: The treasures of B. Traven

“My personal history would not be disappointing to readers, but it is my own affair which I want to keep to myself. I am in fact in no way more important than is the typesetter for my books, the man who works the mill; no more important than the man who binds my books and the woman who wraps them and the scrubwoman who cleans up the office.”

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Author:B. Traven

“The treasure which you think not worth taking trouble and pains to find, this alone is the real treasure you are longing for all your life. The glittering treasure you are hunting for day and night lies buried on the other side of that hill yonder.”

Thinking Real Pain Lying Night Sides Trouble Longing Treasure Hills Buried Hunting Day And Night

Book:The Treasure the Sierra Madre

Source: The Treasure the Sierra Madre

About the Author

Born: February 23, 1882
Died: March 26, 1969
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 15

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