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

Trygve Halvdan Lie

Trygve Halvdan Lie

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Currently, the fate of the world depends, first and foremost, on statesmen, and secondly, on interpreters.

Abbott Liebling

Abbott Liebling

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Generalmente, people confuse what they read in the newspapers with the news.

Prince Charles Joseph de Ligne

Prince Charles Joseph de Ligne

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Men can be divided into two categories: those who speak to say something, and those who say something just to talk.

Prince Charles Joseph de Ligne

Prince Charles Joseph de Ligne

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To be impartial, one must have many doubloons in their pocket.

Prince Charles Joseph de Ligne

Prince Charles Joseph de Ligne

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In love, only the beginning is wonderful. That's why we find so much pleasure in starting all over again.

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

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In the end, what matters is not the years of life, but the life in the years.

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

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You can fool all the people some of the time. You can fool some of the people all the time. But you can't fool all the people all the time.

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

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The demagogy is the ability to dress minor ideas with major words.

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

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I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more interested in knowing who his grandson will be.

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

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Almost all of us can endure adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

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Measuring words is not necessarily sweetening their expression, but rather anticipating and accepting the consequences of them.

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

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Do we not destroy our enemies when we make them our friends?