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

Jaime Luciano Balmes

Jaime Luciano Balmes

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It is not very difficult to attack the opinions of others, but it is difficult to support one's own: because human reason is as weak for building as it is a formidable battering ram for destruction.

Jaime Luciano Balmes

Jaime Luciano Balmes

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Man employs hypocrisy to deceive himself, perhaps more than to deceive others.

Honoré de Balzac

Honoré de Balzac

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Indulging in a vice costs more than maintaining a family.

Honoré de Balzac

Honoré de Balzac

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The newspaper is a shop where the words of the same color as desired are sold to the public.

Pío Baroja

Pío Baroja

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The child laughs out of joy; it is the first step. Humor laughs with sadness; it is the final step. Dawn and twilight.

Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce

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The future is that period of time in which our businesses thrive, our friends are true, and our happiness is secure.

Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce

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Teetotaler: A weak person who falls into the temptation of denying themselves a pleasure.

Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce

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The one who finds themselves in a dangerous situation thinks with their legs.

William Blake

William Blake

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It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend.

Nicolas Boileau

Nicolas Boileau

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Surround yourself with friends who are willing to criticize you.

Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar

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As I love freedom, I have noble and liberal feelings; and if I am often severe, it is only with those who seek to destroy us.