Famous quotes

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

Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert

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Idols should not be touched: the gold stays in the hands.

Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert

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The heart is a land that every passion moves, shakes, and works upon the ruins of the others.

Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert

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The yearning suffocated beneath the habit.

Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert

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Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or as the ambitious do, to instruct yourself. No, read to live.

Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert

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The word is like a rolling mill that always lengthens feelings.

John Fletcher

John Fletcher

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Beauty, the less dressed, the better dressed it is.

Dario Fo

Dario Fo

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Satire is the most effective weapon against power: power cannot bear humor, not even the rulers who call themselves democratic, because laughter frees man from his fears.

Phocylides

Phocylides

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Do not squeeze the hand of a tender child with too much force and vigor.

Phocylides

Phocylides

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The people, fire, and water can never be tamed.

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

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If a good cause leads you to madness, ask yourselves if, as human beings, reason justifies your actions.

Roberto Fontanarrosa

Roberto Fontanarrosa

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I have two problems playing soccer. One is the left leg. The other is the right leg.