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Miguel de Unamuno

Miguel de Unamuno

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A pedant is a stupid person adulterated by study.

Miguel de Unamuno

Miguel de Unamuno

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Language is not the wrapping of thought but thought itself.

Miguel de Unamuno

Miguel de Unamuno

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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.

Miguel de Unamuno

Miguel de Unamuno

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Languages, like religions, thrive on heresies.

Miguel de Unamuno

Miguel de Unamuno

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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.

Peter Alexander Ustinov

Peter Alexander Ustinov

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Everyone makes mistakes. The key is to make them when no one is watching.

Peter Alexander Ustinov

Peter Alexander Ustinov

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To get to the truth, the German adds, the French subtracts, and the English changes the subject.

Peter Alexander Ustinov

Peter Alexander Ustinov

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Typically, dream women are an optical illusion.

Peter Alexander Ustinov

Peter Alexander Ustinov

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The last audible voice before the explosion of the world will be that of an expert saying: it is technically impossible.

Peter Alexander Ustinov

Peter Alexander Ustinov

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Progress cannot be stopped. God created the world in six days. And what do we have today? The five-day week.

Juan Valera

Juan Valera

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When good fortune comes, it comes for everything, and the same when misfortune comes.

Juan Valera

Juan Valera

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Unfortunately, one thing is to feel and another is to express well what is felt.