Sir Francis Bacon
View AuthorIt is a strange purpose to pursue power and lose freedom.
Sir Francis Bacon
View AuthorThe crocodiles shed tears when they devour their victims. That is their wisdom.
Sir Francis Bacon
View AuthorA man is no more than what he knows.
Sir Francis Bacon
View AuthorSelf-respect is, after religion, the main restraint of vices.
John Baines
View AuthorThe first step to solving problems is optimism. Just believing that something can be done is already halfway there and victory is very close.
Mikhail Bakunin
View AuthorI am only free to the extent that I recognize the humanity and respect the freedom of all men around me.
Jaime Luciano Balmes
View AuthorA lazy man is a clock without a spring.
Pío Baroja
View AuthorThe music is an art that is beyond the bounds of reason; the same can be said about whether it is beneath or above it.
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View AuthorThe world, for us, is representation, as Schopenhauer said; it is not an absolute reality, but a reflection of essential ideas.
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View AuthorThe people have so little imagination that they eagerly collect from each other these small adornments of conversation. They are like ragpickers or collectors of clichés.
Pío Baroja
View AuthorIf you ever discover any law, be prudent and do not try to apply it. You have discovered the law... that is enough. Because if this law is physical and you try to apply it to a machine, you will stumble upon brute matter; and if it is a social law, you will stumble upon the brutality of men.
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View AuthorTruly, I don't know if rightfully or not, I am not amazed by ingenuity, because it is evident that there are many ingenious men in the world. Nor am I astonished by people with memory, no matter how great and wondrous it may be, or by calculators; what amazes me the most is kindness, and I say this without the slightest hint of hypocrisy.