Short quotes

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Giovanni Papini

Giovanni Papini

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There are those who have the desire to love, but not the ability to love.

Giovanni Papini

Giovanni Papini

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When I was young, I almost always read to learn; today, sometimes, I read to forget.

Giovanni Papini

Giovanni Papini

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I fear only one enemy who is called, myself.

Giovanni Papini

Giovanni Papini

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Excessive good health is disturbing, for its neighbor, illness, is always ready to bring it down.

Giovanni Papini

Giovanni Papini

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Money, which has caused the death of so many bodies, makes thousands of souls die every day.

Giovanni Papini

Giovanni Papini

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Anger is like fire; it cannot be extinguished except at the first spark. After that, it's too late.

Paracelso

Paracelso

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Nothing is poison, everything is poison: the difference is in the dose.

Paracelso

Paracelso

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Let it not be from another who can be master of oneself.

Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker

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Any woman who aspires to behave like a man, surely lacks ambition.

Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker

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I only ask three things of a man: that he be handsome, ruthless, and stupid.

Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker

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The two most important words in the English language are: enclosed check.