Collection of the best phrases and famous quotes from the most prominent authors.
A pedant is a stupid person adulterated by study.
Language is not the wrapping of thought but thought itself.
Only he who knows is free, and the more one knows, the freer one is. Do not proclaim the freedom to fly, but give wings.
Languages, like religions, thrive on heresies.
You will conquer, but you will not convince. You will conquer because you have more than enough brute force; but you will not convince, because to convince means to persuade. And to persuade, you need something that you lack: reason and right in the struggle.
To get to the truth, the German adds, the French subtracts, and the English changes the subject.
The last audible voice before the explosion of the world will be that of an expert saying: it is technically impossible.
Progress cannot be stopped. God created the world in six days. And what do we have today? The five-day week.
When good fortune comes, it comes for everything, and the same when misfortune comes.
Unfortunately, one thing is to feel and another is to express well what is felt.