Famous quotes

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

Honoré de Balzac

Honoré de Balzac

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A mother's heart is an abyss, at the bottom of which there is always forgiveness.

Honoré de Balzac

Honoré de Balzac

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The thought is the key to all treasures; the gains of the miser are ours without his worries.

Honoré de Balzac

Honoré de Balzac

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We are very strong when we acknowledge our weakness.

Henri Barbusse

Henri Barbusse

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The shadow does not exist; what you call shadow is the light that you do not see.

Henri Barbusse

Henri Barbusse

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It is by attempting the impossible that the possible is achieved.

Clive Barker

Clive Barker

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The television is the first truly democratic system, the first accessible to everyone and completely governed by what people want. The terrible thing is precisely what people want.

Pío Baroja

Pío Baroja

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Only fools have many friends. The greatest number of friends marks the highest degree on the stupidity dynamometer.

Pío Baroja

Pío Baroja

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When a man looks at himself too much, he ends up not knowing which is his face and which is his mask.

Pío Baroja

Pío Baroja

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A community is always deceived better than an individual.

Pío Baroja

Pío Baroja

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Seeking unanimity through violence is a futile endeavor.

Pío Baroja

Pío Baroja

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Reinforced concrete is an honest and useful muse, and perhaps in the hands of a brilliant architect it would be admirable; but when it gets out of control and feels bold, like a cook turned cabaret singer, it commits such horrors that it should be restrained and taken to jail.

Pío Baroja

Pío Baroja

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Let's leave the conclusions for the idiots.