Famous quotes

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

Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle

Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle

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When things do not want to conform to us, we must conform to them.

Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle

Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle

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If I had my hand closed full of truths, I would take great care not to open it.

Rafael Alberti

Rafael Alberti

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I will never be stone. I will shout when necessary. I will laugh when necessary. I will sing when necessary.

Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri

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It is necessary here to leave all suspicion; all cowardice must die here.

Concepción Arenal

Concepción Arenal

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The man who is admired by the mediocre will never be capable of great things.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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If human actions can be noble, shameful, or indifferent, the same applies to the corresponding pleasures. There are pleasures that stem from noble activities, and others from shameful origins.

W. H. Auden

W. H. Auden

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Guard the moon and dismantle the sun, empty the ocean and sweep the forests; for nothing can serve any purpose anymore.

Paul Charles Bourget

Paul Charles Bourget

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You call me your life, call me your soul; because the soul is immortal, and life is but a day.

John Cage

John Cage

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I have nothing to say, and I am saying it, and this is poetry.

Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Pedro Calderón de la Barca

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The fall should not take away the glory of having climbed.

Ramón de Campoamor

Ramón de Campoamor

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Everything in love is sad, but, sad and all, it is the best thing that exists.

Ramón de Campoamor

Ramón de Campoamor

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My most faithful beloved was the hope that often deceives me and does not let me go.