Famous quotes

Collection of the best phrases and famous quotes from the most prominent authors.

Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov

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Only during difficult times is when people come to understand how difficult it is to own their feelings and thoughts.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Folly is the mother of all evils.

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

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Politics is more dangerous than war, because in war you only die once.

Muslih-Ud-Din Saadi

Muslih-Ud-Din Saadi

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I fear God, and after God I mainly fear the one who does not fear Him.

Boredom is what remains of thoughts when the passions are removed from them.

Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell

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Scientists strive to make the impossible possible. Politicians strive to make the possible impossible.

Simone Weil

Simone Weil

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For your right hand to ignore what your left hand does, it will have to be hidden from consciousness.

Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison

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Nothing that is achieved without pain and without work is truly valuable.

Konrad Adenauer

Konrad Adenauer

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It is not necessary to always defend the same opinion because no one can prevent becoming wiser.

Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri

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Your fame is like the flower; that sprouts and dies; and the same sun that made it rise from the bitter earth withers it.

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

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I hate reality, but it's the only place where you can eat a good steak.

Henry F. Amiel

Henry F. Amiel

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The man who aims to see everything clearly before deciding never decides.