Short quotes

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

Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert

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Happiness is a monstrous thing. Those who seek it find their punishment.

Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert

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Possibly, the homeland is like the family; we only feel its value when we lose it.

Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert

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Idols should not be touched: the gold stays in the hands.

Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert

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The heart is a land that every passion moves, shakes, and works upon the ruins of the others.

Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert

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The yearning suffocated beneath the habit.

Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert

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The word is like a rolling mill that always lengthens feelings.

John Fletcher

John Fletcher

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Beauty, the less dressed, the better dressed it is.

Phocylides

Phocylides

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Do not squeeze the hand of a tender child with too much force and vigor.

Phocylides

Phocylides

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The people, fire, and water can never be tamed.

Roberto Fontanarrosa

Roberto Fontanarrosa

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I have two problems playing soccer. One is the left leg. The other is the right leg.

Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle

Bernard Le Bouvier de Fontenelle

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Modesty is the complement of wisdom.