Famous quotes

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

Good faith is the foundation of every society, perfidy is the plague.

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when an adult is afraid of the light.

Plautus

Plautus

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Seeking uncertain things, we lose the certain ones.

Plautus

Plautus

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The one who only thinks about their duties when reminded of them is not worthy of esteem.

Plautus

Plautus

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A eyewitness is worth more than ten hearsays.

Plautus

Plautus

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I love the truth, I want and desire for everyone to tell it to me.

Plautus

Plautus

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He carries a stone in one hand, and with the other, he shows the bread.

Georgi Plekhanov

Georgi Plekhanov

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A true friend is a friend in difficult times.

Pliny the Younger

Pliny the Younger

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The desire for all things diminishes when the occasion is too easy.

Pliny the Younger

Pliny the Younger

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Serve a hundred times, deny once, and no one will remember anything except your denial.

Pliny the Younger

Pliny the Younger

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The greatest number of the evils that man suffers come from man himself.

Pliny the Younger

Pliny the Younger

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There is no book so bad that it is not good for something.