17th century

Charles de Montesquieu

Charles de Montesquieu quote: “An author is a fool who, not…”

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Charles de Montesquieu

Charles de Montesquieu quote: “An empire founded by war has to…”

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Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison quote: “Among all kinds of Writing, there is…”

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Edward Young

Edward Young quote: “An angel’s arm can’t snatch me from…”

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Baruch Spinoza

Baruch Spinoza quote: “Ambition is the immoderate desire for power…”

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Playwright quotes

William Shakespeare quote: “Ambition should be made of sterner stuff…”

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Quotes from writers

Robert Burton quote: “Almost in every kingdom the most ancient…”

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Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift quote: “Although men are accused of not knowing…”

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Christian quotes

Thomas Fuller quote: “All things are difficult before they are…”

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John Dryden

John Dryden quote: “All things are subject to decay and…”

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Baruch Spinoza

Baruch Spinoza quote: “All things excellent are as difficult as…”

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Playwright quotes

William Shakespeare quote: “All the world’s a stage, and all…”

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Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal quote: “All of our reasoning ends in surrender…”

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Novelist quotes

Samuel Richardson quote: “All our pursuits, from childhood to manhood…”

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Baruch Spinoza

Baruch Spinoza quote: “All noble things are as difficult as…”

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John Dryden

John Dryden quote: “All objects lose by too familiar a…”

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Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal quote: “All men’s miseries derive from not being…”

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Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I quote: “All my possessions for a moment of…”

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Novelist quotes

Samuel Richardson quote: “All human excellence is but comparative. There…”

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Edward Young

Edward Young quote: “All men think all men mortal, but…”

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Edward Young

Edward Young quote: “All men think that all men are…”

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Baruch Spinoza

Baruch Spinoza quote: “All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon…”

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John Dryden

John Dryden quote: “All heiresses are beautiful…”

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Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal quote: “All human evil comes from a single…”

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Christian quotes

Thomas Fuller quote: “All commend patience, but none can endure…”

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Christian quotes

Thomas Fuller quote: “All doors open to courtesy…”

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Miguel De Cervantes

Miguel De Cervantes quote: “Alas! all music jars when the soul’s…”

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Playwright quotes

William Shakespeare quote: “Alas, I am a woman friendless, hopeless!…”

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Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison quote: “Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that…”

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Christian quotes

Thomas Fuller quote: “Abused patience turns to fury…”

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