Famous quotes

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

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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Fame is vapor; popularity, an accident; the only earthly certainty is forgetfulness.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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All you need in this life is ignorance and self-confidence, then you will have guaranteed success.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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Stay away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can be great.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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There is nothing sadder than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.

Francisco Umbral

Francisco Umbral

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Talent, to a large extent, is a matter of persistence.

Francisco Umbral

Francisco Umbral

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Desires are had, not asked for. What is asked for is the object of desire.

Francisco Umbral

Francisco Umbral

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Fate, chance, and the gods do not usually send great envoys on white horses, nor in the czar's mail. Fate, in all its forms, always uses humble messengers.

Francisco Umbral

Francisco Umbral

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Writing is the deepest way to read life.

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Francisco Umbral

Francisco Umbral

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The one who thinks everything first, writes nothing afterwards.

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Francisco Umbral

Francisco Umbral

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Life is not noble, nor good, nor sacred, and I find nothing to respect or venerate in heaven or on earth... but thanks to this son born and lost, there will always be for me, in the purest of light, a sacred being, a creature of gold.