Famous quotes

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

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Folly is the mother of all evils.

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.

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.

Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison

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

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

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

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.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Jean Jacques Rousseau

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I have always believed that the good was nothing but the beautiful put into action.

Voltaire

Voltaire

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One of the superstitions of human beings is to believe that virginity is a virtue.

Friedrich von Logau

Friedrich von Logau

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To battle oneself is the most difficult war; to overcome oneself is the most beautiful victory.