Famous quotes

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

Isabel Allende

Isabel Allende

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It is better to be a man than a woman because even the most miserable man has a woman to command.

Henry F. Amiel

Henry F. Amiel

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To do with ease what is difficult for others, there lies the sign of talent; to do what is impossible for talent, there lies the sign of genius.

Concepción Arenal

Concepción Arenal

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Passion for man is a torrent; for woman, an abyss.

Concepción Arenal

Concepción Arenal

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Among those who are equally bad, there is no peace except that which is imposed by the fear of someone worse.

Aristophanes

Aristophanes

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The only thing in the world worse than a woman is another.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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Intelligence consists not only in knowledge but also in the skill of applying knowledge in practice.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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It is important for anyone wishing to achieve certainty in their research to know how to doubt in time.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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It is ignorance to not know how to distinguish between what requires proof and what does not.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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Time is the measure of motion between two moments.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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A miser is someone who does not spend on what they should, nor what they should, nor when they should.