Collection of the best phrases and famous quotes from the most prominent authors.
The attention span of man is limited and must be constantly spurred on by provocation.
It's false, I know for myself, that love blinds. On the contrary: it makes perceptible what, without it, would not come into existence and yet, is the most real in this world: the pain of the person we love.
What a good and deep feeling it is to gradually detach from everything and everyone who deserve nothing.
The secret of my universe is just to imagine God without the immortality of man.
Who needs mercy, but those who have no compassion for anyone!
Giving makes sense only if one possesses oneself.
If man fails to reconcile justice and freedom, he fails at everything.
A free press can be good or bad, but without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad.
No being loved is a simple misfortune. The real tragedy is not knowing how to love.
The moment I am no longer anything but a writer, I will have ceased to be a writer.
What we do may not always bring happiness, but if we do nothing, there will be no happiness.
The only truly serious philosophical problem is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living is the fundamental answer to the sum of philosophical questions.