Collection of the best phrases and famous quotes from the most prominent authors.
Can there be anything more ridiculous than the claim that a man has the right to kill me because he lives on the other side of the water and his prince has a quarrel with mine, even though I have no quarrel with him?
Know that man infinitely surpasses man.
It's not good to be too free. It's not good to have everything one wants.
Neither contradiction is an indication of falsehood, nor the lack of contradiction is an indication of truth.
The art of persuasion consists as much in pleasing as in convincing; since men are governed more by whim than by reason.
The world is full of good maxims; it only lacks applying them.
The best books are those that those who read them believe they could have written them too.
The first effect of love is to inspire great respect; one feels veneration for the beloved.
Men believe they are sincerely seeking rest, when in reality they are only seeking agitation.