Famous quotes

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

León Bloy

León Bloy

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We should create a chair to teach reading between the lines.

Giovanni Boccaccio

Giovanni Boccaccio

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It is better to act and risk regretting it, than to regret not having done anything.

Giovanni Boccaccio

Giovanni Boccaccio

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The ties of friendship are closer than those of blood and family.

Giovanni Boccaccio

Giovanni Boccaccio

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Making a lot of noise on purpose about a received offense does not lessen the pain, but rather increases the shame.

Giovanni Boccaccio

Giovanni Boccaccio

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A kissed mouth does not lose fortune, it rather renews like the moon.

Giovanni Boccaccio

Giovanni Boccaccio

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It is a human thing to have compassion for the afflicted; and this, which seems good in every person, should be most demanded of those who needed comfort and found it in others.

Giovanni Boccaccio

Giovanni Boccaccio

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In a flock of white doves, a black crow adds even more beauty than the candor of a swan.

Giovanni Boccaccio

Giovanni Boccaccio

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Nothing is so indecent that it cannot be said to another person if the right words are used to convey it.

Jorge Boccanera

Jorge Boccanera

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Everything that is not a uterus is weather.

Boecio

Boecio

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Why do you seek happiness, oh mortals, outside of yourselves?