Famous quotes

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

Laurence J. Peter

Laurence J. Peter

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If you don't know where you're going, you'll end up somewhere else.

Laurence J. Peter

Laurence J. Peter

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We are surrounded by devices intended to save work, and yet we have very little genuine leisure.

Francis Petrarch

Francis Petrarch

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The law of love is harsh, but no matter how harsh it may be, it must be obeyed, for by it the earth and sky have been united since the depths of ages.

Francis Petrarch

Francis Petrarch

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Those who can say how much they love, feel only a small love.

Francis Petrarch

Francis Petrarch

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A beautiful death honors the entire life.

Francis Petrarch

Francis Petrarch

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No one is so young that they cannot die today.

Francis Petrarch

Francis Petrarch

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Reason has no place against the force of passion.

Francis Petrarch

Francis Petrarch

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All the evil that can unfold in the world is hidden in a nest of traitors.

Francis Petrarch

Francis Petrarch

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Beauty and virtue rarely can dwell together.

Francis Petrarch

Francis Petrarch

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The five enemies of peace that live among us are: fear, greed, envy, hatred, and pride. Eliminate them and you will have permanent peace.

Francis Petrarch

Francis Petrarch

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It is more honorable to obtain the throne than to be born into it. Fortune grants one, merit the other.

Francis Petrarch

Francis Petrarch

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It is better to wish for good than to know the truth.