Famous quotes

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

Horace

Horace

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The pleasure that accompanies work makes fatigue forgotten.

Horace

Horace

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It is false that one has made a fortune when they don't know how to enjoy it.

Horace

Horace

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He who has started well is halfway through the work.

Thomas à Kempis

Thomas à Kempis

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One who truly has a clear conscience will easily be happy and at peace.

Thomas à Kempis

Thomas à Kempis

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You are not more because you are praised, nor less because you are criticized; what you are in front of God, that is what you are and nothing more.

Thomas à Kempis

Thomas à Kempis

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Have a good conscience and you will always have joy. If there is any joy in the world, it surely belongs to the person with a pure heart.

Thomas à Kempis

Thomas à Kempis

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I have sought tranquility everywhere, and I have only found it sitting in a secluded corner, with a book in my hands.

Thomas à Kempis

Thomas à Kempis

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The humble knowledge of oneself is a safer path to God than the path of science.

Thomas à Kempis

Thomas à Kempis

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If we were to eliminate one vice every year, we would soon become perfect.