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

Miguel de Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes

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I will die of old age and still not finish understanding the bipedal animal they call man; each individual is a variety of its species.

Miguel de Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes

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Poetry is perhaps enhanced by singing humble things.

Miguel de Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes

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Company is often a relief from miseries.

Miguel de Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes

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Weapons require spirit as much as letters.

Miguel de Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes

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Love and passion easily blind the eyes of understanding.

Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson

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Friends are my property. Forgive me for the greed of accumulating them.

Denis Diderot

Denis Diderot

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Everyone wants to have friends and no one wants to be one.

Denis Diderot

Denis Diderot

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There is constant talk against the passions. They are considered the source of all human evil, but it is forgotten that they are also the source of all pleasure.

Denis Diderot

Denis Diderot

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Not to repent nor to reproach others are the steps of wisdom.