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

Konstantín Eduardovich Tsiolkovski

Konstantín Eduardovich Tsiolkovski

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At first, fantasy and fable necessarily come to mind. Then mathematical calculations follow, and only in the end does realization crown the thought.

Kurt Tucholsky

Kurt Tucholsky

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The advantage of being intelligent is that it's easier to pass for a fool. The opposite is much more difficult.

Thucydides

Thucydides

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There is not much difference between one man and another. Superiority consists in taking advantage of the lessons of experience.

Thucydides

Thucydides

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Illustrious men have the entire earth as their tomb.

Thucydides

Thucydides

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Remember that the secret of happiness lies in freedom, and the secret of freedom, in courage.

Anne Robert Jacques Turgot

Anne Robert Jacques Turgot

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The principle of education is to lead by example.

Anne Robert Jacques Turgot

Anne Robert Jacques Turgot

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Everywhere the strongest have made the laws and oppressed the weak.

Ivan Turgenev

Ivan Turgenev

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What good is wit when it does not entertain us? There is nothing more tiresome than a sad wit.

Ivan Turgenev

Ivan Turgenev

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In people's lives there are great mysteries and love is one of the most inaccessible.

Ivan Turgenev

Ivan Turgenev

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Death is an old story and yet it always feels new to someone.