Famous quotes

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

Germaine de Staël

Germaine de Staël

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When a friend realizes that we need them urgently, they always lose their cordiality.

Svetlana Stalin

Svetlana Stalin

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I don't think one should lament about one's own destiny, but sometimes it's very tough.

Richard Steele

Richard Steele

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A well-rewarded favor is as wonderful as honor, for both the one who bestows it and the one who receives it.

Gertrude Stein

Gertrude Stein

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Everyone receives so much information throughout the day that they lose their common sense.

Gertrude Stein

Gertrude Stein

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Money is always there; only the pockets change.

John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck

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The art of rest is a part of the art of working.

John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck

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By the thickness of the dust in the books of a public library, the culture of a people can be measured.

John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck

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Of all the animals in creation, man is the only one who drinks without being thirsty, eats without being hungry, and speaks without having anything to say.

John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck

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It's curious how distant a misfortune seems when it doesn't personally affect us.

John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck

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The sadness of the soul can kill you much faster than a bacterium.

John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck

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Under his cowardly shell, man aspires to goodness and wants to be loved. If he takes the path of vice, it is because he believed he was taking a shortcut that would lead him to love.