Aphorisms, sayings and quotations famous people    



The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal.
Henry Louis Mencken
Aphorisms of the author
By theme : Relations   Wit  

There would be no society if living together depended upon understanding each other.
Eric Hoffer
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By theme : Relations   Society  

It is a common phenomenon that just the prettiest girls find it so difficult to get a man.
Heinrich Heine
Aphorisms of the author
By theme : Marriage   Women  

It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost it.
William Somerset Maugham
Aphorisms of the author
By theme : Happiness   Youth  

A liar is a man who does not know how to deceive, a flatterer one who deceives fools; he alone can pride himself on his cleverness who knows how to make skilful use of the truth.
Luc de Clapiers de Vauvenargues
Aphorisms of the author
By theme : Behavior   Lie   Truth  

Only strong personalities can endure history, the weak ones are extinguished by it.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Aphorisms of the author
By theme : History   Person  

A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterwards.
Jean Paul Richter
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By theme : Behavior   Person  

The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a bit longer.
Henry Kissinger
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By theme : Behavior   Wit  

We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.
Germaine de Stael
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By theme : Love  




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