Famous quotes

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

Fernando Pessoa

Fernando Pessoa

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Being a poet is not an ambition of mine, it is my way of being alone.

Fernando Pessoa

Fernando Pessoa

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Moving from the ghosts of faith to the specters of reason is nothing more than being transferred from one cell to another.

Fernando Pessoa

Fernando Pessoa

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We always love in what we have, what we don't have when we love.

Fernando Pessoa

Fernando Pessoa

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Try to be who you are, whether they love you or not.

Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell

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How pleasant it would be a world in which no one was allowed to operate in the stock market unless they had passed an exam in Greek economics and poetry, and in which politicians were required to have a solid knowledge of history and modern novels!

Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell

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I oppose all superstition, whether Muslim, Christian, Jewish, or Buddhist.

Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell

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The most enlightened among the Greeks held that slavery was justifiable as long as the masters were Greek and the slaves were barbarians, but the opposite case was contrary to nature.

Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell

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The conclusion is that we know very little, and yet it is amazing how much we know. Even more amazing is that such little knowledge can yield so much power.