Short quotes

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

George Orwell

George Orwell

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We have fallen so low that the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of an intelligent man.

George Orwell

George Orwell

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The important thing is not to stay alive but to stay human.

George Orwell

George Orwell

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Perhaps one does not desire to be loved as much as to be understood.

Hurry; do not trust the coming hours. He who is not ready today will be even less so tomorrow.

In love, it's not enough to attack, you have to take the square.

To offer friendship to the one who seeks love is like giving bread to the one dying of thirst.

So idleness corrupts the human body, as still waters become corrupt.

Jose María de Pereda

Jose María de Pereda

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He who aspires to acquire wealth or honors does not know how to love.

Ramón Pérez de Ayala

Ramón Pérez de Ayala

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When the scam is enormous, it already takes on a decent name.

Benito Pérez Galdós

Benito Pérez Galdós

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I am not to blame for life being nourished by virtue and sin, by the beautiful and the ugly.