Famous quotes

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

Mario Puzo

Mario Puzo

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Time wreaks havoc on gratitude, even more than on beauty.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Jean Jacques Rousseau

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Remorse dulls in prosperity and sharpens in bad times.

Saint Teresa of Jesus

Saint Teresa of Jesus

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Perfect love has this power: that we forget our happiness to make those we love happy.

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.

Voltaire

Voltaire

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Luck is what happens when preparation and opportunity meet and merge.

Stendhal

Stendhal

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We call beautiful that which is praised by the newspaper and which produces a lot of money.