Famous quotes

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

William Faulkner

William Faulkner

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Clocks kill time. Time is dead as long as it is being marked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life.

William Faulkner

William Faulkner

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We all fail to achieve our dreams of perfection, so we grade ourselves based on our splendid failure in trying to achieve the impossible.

William Faulkner

William Faulkner

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If I had the chance to choose between the experience of pain and nothingness, I would choose pain.

William Faulkner

William Faulkner

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The saddest thing about love, Joe, is not that it doesn't last forever, but that even heartbreak is soon forgotten.

William Faulkner

William Faulkner

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Never waste time regretting mistakes. Just don't forget them.

William Faulkner

William Faulkner

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The battlefield only reveals to man his own stupidity and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.

Enrique Ernesto Febbraro

Enrique Ernesto Febbraro

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When it rains, I share my umbrella; if I don't have an umbrella, I share the rain.

Frederick II

Frederick II

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Anyone can have knowledge, but the art of thinking is nature's rarest gift.

Frederick II

Frederick II

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Great men are not great at all times or in all things.

Frederick II

Frederick II

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No situation is so serious that it cannot get worse.

Frederick II

Frederick II

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Throw prejudices out the door: they'll come back in through the window.

Phaedrus

Phaedrus

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The name of friend is common, but faith in friendship is rare.