Famous quotes

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

Aristotle

Aristotle

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Philosophy must be a special knowledge, of the first principles and the first causes.

Albert Camus

Albert Camus

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Something that is learned in the midst of plagues: that there are more things in men worthy of admiration than of contempt.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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There is nothing more unjust than seeking reward in justice.

Thomas Henry Huxley

Thomas Henry Huxley

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Society differs from nature in that it pursues a defined moral purpose.

John Locke

John Locke

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The teacher's job is not so much to teach everything that can be learned, but to instill in the student love and esteem for knowledge.

Jean de Monet

Jean de Monet

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Man never looks at the sky because he always has it in sight.

Fernando Pessoa

Fernando Pessoa

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The fish and Oscar Wilde die by the mouth.

Fernando Pessoa

Fernando Pessoa

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Every day without joy was not yours: it was only to endure in it. As long as you live without enjoying it, you are not truly living.

Mario Puzo

Mario Puzo

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Time wreaks havoc on gratitude, even more than on beauty.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Jean Jacques Rousseau

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Remorse dulls in prosperity and sharpens in bad times.