Famous quotes

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

Juan Donoso Cortés

Juan Donoso Cortés

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The important thing is not to listen to what is said, but to find out what is thought.

Juan Donoso Cortés

Juan Donoso Cortés

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God often uses the weak to bring down the powerful.

Juan Donoso Cortés

Juan Donoso Cortés

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Nothing sits so well on the brow of the victor as a crown of modesty.

Juan Donoso Cortés

Juan Donoso Cortés

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In the past lies the history of the future.

Juan Donoso Cortés

Juan Donoso Cortés

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States, for diplomacy, are not the people, but the kings who lead or enslave them.

John Dos Passos

John Dos Passos

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We cry because we cannot love, because nothing interests us, we believe in nothing, we live for nothing, because we are free; free like boats lost at sea.

John Dos Passos

John Dos Passos

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People do not choose their careers, but are engulfed by them.

John Dos Passos

John Dos Passos

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If there is a special hell for writers, it would inevitably be to contemplate their own works.

John Dos Passos

John Dos Passos

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Losing old friends due to a buildup of small faults is one of the most painful events.

John Dos Passos

John Dos Passos

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The creation of a worldview is the work of a generation more than that of a single person, but each one of us, for better or for worse, adds their own brick.

John Dos Passos

John Dos Passos

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I don't have enough faith in human nature to be an anarchist.

John Dos Passos

John Dos Passos

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The only one who benefits from capitalism is the con artist, and they become a millionaire in no time.