Famous quotes

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

Albert Camus

Albert Camus

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Something that is learned in the midst of plagues: that there are more things in men worthy of admiration than of contempt.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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There is nothing more unjust than seeking reward in justice.

Thomas Henry Huxley

Thomas Henry Huxley

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Society differs from nature in that it pursues a defined moral purpose.

Eugene Ionesco

Eugene Ionesco

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The freedom of fantasy is not an escape to unreality; it is creation and daring.

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.

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.

Fernando Pessoa

Fernando Pessoa

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The fish and Oscar Wilde die by the mouth.

Mario Puzo

Mario Puzo

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