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

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?

Oriol Bohigas

Oriol Bohigas

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Life is two steps forward and one step back.

Cecilia Bohl de Faber

Cecilia Bohl de Faber

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Be fair before being generous, be humane before being fair.

Cecilia Bohl de Faber

Cecilia Bohl de Faber

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My criticisms are light and without venom, because there is none in my heart, and I detest it in literature.

Cecilia Bohl de Faber

Cecilia Bohl de Faber

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I usually read the preface in all the books, because sometimes it tends to be the best part of the work.

Cecilia Bohl de Faber

Cecilia Bohl de Faber

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Happiness! There is no word with more meanings; everyone understands it in their own way.

Nicolas Boileau

Nicolas Boileau

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I always try to be very punctual, as I have observed that a person's faults are very vividly reflected in the memory of those who wait.