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

John Donne

John Donne

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The poor, the crazy, and even the false can love, but not the busy men.

John Donne

John Donne

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The death of any man diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

John Donne

John Donne

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Be your own palace or the world will be your prison.

Juan Donoso Cortés

Juan Donoso Cortés

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We must unite, not to be together, but to do something together.

Juan Donoso Cortés

Juan Donoso Cortés

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The important thing is not to listen to what is said, but to find out what is thought.

Juan Donoso Cortés

Juan Donoso Cortés

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God often uses the weak to bring down the powerful.

Juan Donoso Cortés

Juan Donoso Cortés

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Nothing sits so well on the brow of the victor as a crown of modesty.

Juan Donoso Cortés

Juan Donoso Cortés

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In the past lies the history of the future.

Juan Donoso Cortés

Juan Donoso Cortés

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States, for diplomacy, are not the people, but the kings who lead or enslave them.

John Dos Passos

John Dos Passos

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We cry because we cannot love, because nothing interests us, we believe in nothing, we live for nothing, because we are free; free like boats lost at sea.

John Dos Passos

John Dos Passos

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People do not choose their careers, but are engulfed by them.