Famous quotes

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

Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov

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People who live alone always have something on their mind that they would be willing to share.

Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov

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Love, friendship, and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred towards something.

Earl of Chesterfield

Earl of Chesterfield

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What is worth doing is worth doing well.

Earl of Chesterfield

Earl of Chesterfield

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There will be friends who will openly declare our faults to us, and yet will not decide to mention our follies.

Earl of Chesterfield

Earl of Chesterfield

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Man hates those who make him feel his own inferiority.

Earl of Chesterfield

Earl of Chesterfield

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If you aim to someday lead with dignity, you must serve with diligence.

Earl of Chesterfield

Earl of Chesterfield

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The only thing I want for my burial is not to be buried alive.

Earl of Chesterfield

Earl of Chesterfield

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People, in general, tolerate much better that their vices and crimes are spoken about, than their failures and weaknesses.

Earl of Chesterfield

Earl of Chesterfield

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Old age does not improve the heart: it hardens it.

Earl of Chesterfield

Earl of Chesterfield

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Style is the dress of thought; and a well-dressed thought, like a well-dressed man, presents itself better.

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Earl of Chesterfield

Earl of Chesterfield

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In old age, science is for us a comfortable refuge; and if we do not plant it when we are young, it will not give us shade when we are old.

Earl of Chesterfield

Earl of Chesterfield

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Treating others as one would like to be treated is the safest way to please that I know.