Famous quotes

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

Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce

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The one who finds themselves in a dangerous situation thinks with their legs.

William Blake

William Blake

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It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend.

Nicolas Boileau

Nicolas Boileau

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Surround yourself with friends who are willing to criticize you.

Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar

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As I love freedom, I have noble and liberal feelings; and if I am often severe, it is only with those who seek to destroy us.

Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar

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Chess is a useful and honest game, indispensable in the education of youth.

Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges

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If I am rich in something, it is in perplexities and not certainties.

Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges

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There are defeats that have more dignity than victory.

Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet

Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet

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Human life is like a path whose exit is a horrifying precipice; we are warned about it from the first steps; but the decree has already been pronounced: it is necessary to always move forward without being able to retreat.

Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

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The past is the past. There is a future for all men who repent and have energy.

Edmund Burke

Edmund Burke

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No group can act effectively if there is a lack of harmony; no group can act in harmony if there is a lack of trust; no group can act with confidence if it is not bound by common opinions, common affections, common interests.

Robert Burns

Robert Burns

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Ah, if we were given the power to see ourselves as others see us! How many absurdities and foolishnesses we would be free from.