Famous quotes

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

Marcus Valerius Martialis

Marcus Valerius Martialis

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Fortune gives too much to many, but not enough to anyone.

Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius

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What is not useful for the hive, is not useful for the bee.

Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius

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The true way to get back at an enemy is to not become like them.

Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius

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Don't do it if it's not convenient. Don't say it if it's not true.

Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius

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When the pain is unbearable, it destroys us; when it doesn't destroy us, it is bearable.

Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius

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Time is like a river that swiftly carries away everything that is born.

Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius

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From the things you have, choose the best and then reflect on how eagerly you would have sought them if you didn't have them.

Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius

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Get used to paying attention to what another person says, and as far as possible, try to get inside their mind. Generally, you must first learn many things before being able to judge someone's actions with knowledge.

Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius

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Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.

Orison Swett Marden

Orison Swett Marden

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A smile is a true life force, the only one capable of moving the immovable.

Orison Swett Marden

Orison Swett Marden

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Success is not achieved by celebrating victories but by overcoming failures.

Orison Swett Marden

Orison Swett Marden

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A pebble in the bed of a humble brook can change the course of a river.