Famous quotes

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

Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist

Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist

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People are interested in our outward destiny; the inward, only to our friend.

August von Kotzebue

August von Kotzebue

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A moment of heart's joy is worth more than two hours of sensory pleasure.

August von Kotzebue

August von Kotzebue

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Each person forges their own greatness. Dwarfs will remain dwarfs even if they climb the Alps.

August von Kotzebue

August von Kotzebue

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Interest is the main wheel of the world's machine.

Friedrich von Logau

Friedrich von Logau

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To battle oneself is the most difficult war; to overcome oneself is the most beautiful victory.

Otto Wagner

Otto Wagner

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Art, instead of declining, must conquer the sphere of technology.

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William Ross Wallace

William Ross Wallace

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The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.

Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole

Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole

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The world is a comedy to those who think and a tragedy to those who feel.

Mika Waltari

Mika Waltari

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In every negotiation, the honest man is destined to take the worst part, while cunning and bad faith ultimately tally the scores.

Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton

Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton

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What is everyone's business is nobody's business.

Barbara Ward

Barbara Ward

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Am I truly free if my brother is still bound by poverty?