Short quotes

Collection of phrases and short quotes to share on your social networks.

Duchess of Abrantes

Duchess of Abrantes

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The flattery is a currency that impoverishes the one who receives it.

Lord Acton

Lord Acton

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The power tends to corrupt, absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Lord Acton

Lord Acton

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With absolute power, even a donkey finds it easy to govern.

Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams

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Maybe I didn't get where I intended to go, but I think I've ended up where I needed to be.

Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison

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The man is distinguished from all other creatures by the ability to laugh.

Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison

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There is nothing so difficult as the art of making a good advice pleasant.

Konrad Adenauer

Konrad Adenauer

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Luck is an arrow that is shot and hits the one who least expects it.

Konrad Adenauer

Konrad Adenauer

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We live under the same roof, but none of us have the same horizon.

Konrad Adenauer

Konrad Adenauer

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There is something that God has done wrong. He has put limits on everything except for foolishness.

Konrad Adenauer

Konrad Adenauer

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In politics, the important thing is not to be right, but to have it granted to you.

Konrad Adenauer

Konrad Adenauer

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All human organs get tired at some point, except the tongue.

Henry F. Amiel

Henry F. Amiel

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Look twice to see what is fair. Look only once to see what is beautiful.