Famous quotes

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

William Somerset Maugham

William Somerset Maugham

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Only fools let their fun depend on the outside world.

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Guy de Maupassant

Guy de Maupassant

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A legal kiss is never worth as much as a stolen kiss.

Guy de Maupassant

Guy de Maupassant

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Our great torment in life comes from the fact that we are alone, and all our actions and efforts tend to flee from that solitude.

Guy de Maupassant

Guy de Maupassant

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Anything you want to say has only one word to express it, one verb to animate it, and one adjective to qualify it.

Guy de Maupassant

Guy de Maupassant

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Patriotism is the egg from which wars are hatched.

Molière

Molière

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The jealous person loves more, but the non-jealous one loves better.

Molière

Molière

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If this is your way of loving, I beg you to hate me.

Molière

Molière

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Our calculations go wrong whenever fear or hope enter into them.

Molière

Molière

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All vices, as long as they are fashionable, pass for virtues.

Molière

Molière

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The more we love someone, the less it is convenient to flatter them.