Famous quotes

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

Berthold Auerbach

Berthold Auerbach

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The novelty attracts attention and even respect, but habit makes it disappear soon; we would hardly deign to look at the rainbow if it stayed on the horizon for a long time.

Paul Auguez

Paul Auguez

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Love is the exchange of two fantasies and the contact of two selfishnesses.

Aulus Persius

Aulus Persius

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Live within yourself and you will see how short your wealth is.

Jane Austen

Jane Austen

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I often marvel at how heavy history can be, because much of it must be pure invention.

Jane Austen

Jane Austen

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I have been a selfish being all my life, not in theory, but in practice.

Jane Austen

Jane Austen

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The happiness in marriage depends entirely on luck.

Jane Austen

Jane Austen

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As is known, businesses can make money, but friendship rarely does.

Jane Austen

Jane Austen

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Nobody complains about having what they don't deserve.

Jane Austen

Jane Austen

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Half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other half.

Jane Austen

Jane Austen

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I don't want people to be too nice, as it saves me the trouble of having to like them too much.

Jane Austen

Jane Austen

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I don't mind walking. There are no distances when you have a reason.

Jane Austen

Jane Austen

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The vanity and pride are very different things, although both words are often taken as synonymous. A person can be proud without being vain. Pride refers more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what others may think of us.