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.

Henry Adams

Henry Adams

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One friend in life is plenty. Two are too many. Three are impossible.

Henry Adams

Henry Adams

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A teacher works for eternity: no one can say where their influence ends.

Henry Adams

Henry Adams

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Chaos is the law of nature; order is the dream of man.

Henry Adams

Henry Adams

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The chaos often generates life, while order generates habits.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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All flatterers are mercenaries, and all men of low spirit are flatterers.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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Not every ending deserves the name of end, only the one that is optimal.

Aristotle

Aristotle

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Movement is the transition from potentiality to actuality.

Muslih-Ud-Din Saadi

Muslih-Ud-Din Saadi

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Excessive severity breeds hatred, just as excessive indulgence weakens authority.