Quotes by Quintessence It seems not to have been written. It is the quintessence of life. It is the basic truth. Brooks Atkinson quintessence has-beens truth It is an understatement to say that in this society injustices abound: in truth, it is itself the quintessence of injustice. Emile M. Cioran quintessence this-society injustice The earth is the very quintessence of the human condition. Hannah Arendt quintessence nature earth Death, like the quintessence of otherness, is for others. Woodrow Wilson otherness quintessence