Famous quotes

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

Evelyn Waugh

Evelyn Waugh

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I think the friendship between man and dog would not be lasting if dog meat were edible.

Carl Maria von Weber

Carl Maria von Weber

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Music is the true universal language.

Friedrich Weber

Friedrich Weber

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Love is a true bout of fever, with the difference that it begins with cold and ends with heat, while love follows the opposite path.

Simone Weil

Simone Weil

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Why should I worry? It is not my business to think about myself. My business is to think about God. It is God's concern to think about me.

Simone Weil

Simone Weil

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For your right hand to ignore what your left hand does, it will have to be hidden from consciousness.

Simone Weil

Simone Weil

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When a contradiction is impossible to resolve except by a lie, then we know that it is a door.

Simone Weil

Simone Weil

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In fighting against anguish one never produces serenity; the fight against anguish only produces new forms of anguish.

Simone Weil

Simone Weil

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To kill with the mind everything that is loved: the only way to die.

Simone Weil

Simone Weil

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To desire friendship is a great mistake. Friendship should be a free enjoyment, like those provided by art or life.

Simone Weil

Simone Weil

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Time always leads us where we do not want to go. Let us love time.