Famous quotes

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

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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A smart man is someone who knows how to be smart enough to hire people smarter than him.

John Locke

John Locke

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The teacher's job is not so much to teach everything that can be learned, but to instill in the student love and esteem for knowledge.

Jean de Monet

Jean de Monet

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Man never looks at the sky because he always has it in sight.

Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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Even on the highest throne, one sits on one's own bottom.

Octavio Paz

Octavio Paz

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Love is born of a sudden passion; friendship from frequent and prolonged interaction.

Fernando Pessoa

Fernando Pessoa

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Every day without joy was not yours: it was only to endure in it. As long as you live without enjoying it, you are not truly living.

Arthur Schnitzler

Arthur Schnitzler

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Goodbyes always hurt, even when you've been longing for them for a long time.

Ramón J. Sénder

Ramón J. Sénder

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The awareness of danger is already half of safety and salvation.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson

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We are all travelers in the desert of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.

Miguel de Unamuno

Miguel de Unamuno

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Only he who knows is free, and the more one knows, the freer one is. Do not proclaim the freedom to fly, but give wings.