Famous quotes

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

Mateo Alemán

Mateo Alemán

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Those whom good deeds do not benefit and tender words do not move, are tamed by harsh and rigorous punishment.

Samuel Alexander

Samuel Alexander

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The sensations are not the only components of the experience. Thoughts are as experiential as sensations, and as vital to the experience.

Samuel Alexander

Samuel Alexander

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The individuality is a permeating characteristic of things, but it can also be said that there is nothing individual that does not have a recognizable character through universal thought.

Samuel Alexander

Samuel Alexander

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Philosophy can be described as the experimental or empirical study, and the relationships that derive from the empirical with the 'a priori'.

Vittorio Alfieri

Vittorio Alfieri

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Rare and celestial gift, the one who can feel and reason at the same time.

Vittorio Alfieri

Vittorio Alfieri

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A king should never fall from his throne, except when the throne falls.

Alfonso V the Magnanimous

Alfonso V the Magnanimous

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The books are, among my advisers, the ones that please me the most, because neither fear nor hope prevent them from telling me what I should do.

Alfonso X the Wise

Alfonso X the Wise

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Those who knowingly let the king err, deserve punishment like traitors.

Alfonso X the Wise

Alfonso X the Wise

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Empty vessels make the most noise.

Alfonso X the Wise

Alfonso X the Wise

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If God had consulted me about the system of the universe, I would have given him a few ideas.

Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri

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No pain is greater than remembering happy times from misery.