Famous quotes

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

Frederick II

Frederick II

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Anyone can have knowledge, but the art of thinking is nature's rarest gift.

Frederick II

Frederick II

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Great men are not great at all times or in all things.

Frederick II

Frederick II

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No situation is so serious that it cannot get worse.

Frederick II

Frederick II

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Throw prejudices out the door: they'll come back in through the window.

Phaedrus

Phaedrus

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The name of friend is common, but faith in friendship is rare.

Phaedrus

Phaedrus

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He who does not know how to be courteous, invites the punishments of pride.

Phaedrus

Phaedrus

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An alliance with a powerful person is never secure.

Benito Jerónimo Feijoó

Benito Jerónimo Feijoó

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Science has its hypocrites no less than virtue, and the common people are no less deceived by the former than by the latter. Many unlearned individuals pass themselves off as wise.

Benito Jerónimo Feijoó

Benito Jerónimo Feijoó

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There is only one way to be right; countless ways to be wrong.

Benito Jerónimo Feijoó

Benito Jerónimo Feijoó

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For those who love flattery, anyone who is not a flatterer is an enemy.

León Felipe

León Felipe

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It's not about being the first, but about arriving with everyone and on time.