Quotes - Vichy (vichys) (Athens, Greece) Showing 1-30 of 40

#1

“There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.”
― Bertrand Russell

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#2

“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”
― Isaac Asimov

tags: life, science, wisdom

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#3

“We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.”
― May Sarton

tags: authenticity, life, philosophy, self

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#4

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: life, simile

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#5

“We are all born mad. Some remain so.”
― Samuel Beckett

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#6

“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.”
― Henry James

tags: kindness

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#7

“Information is not understanding,” Tobias replied, his light-hearted tone replaced with sobriety. “You can give information, but you can never give understanding.”
― Elizabeth C. Mock, Shatter

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#8

“Rafaela, we all hurt people." Tobias’ voice was sharp. "That’s universal. We’re all broken and those shards will cut those around us.”
― Elizabeth C. Mock, Shatter

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#9

“A university is just a group of buildings gathered around a library.”
― Shelby Foote

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#10

“The longer I live, the more uninformed I feel. Only the young have an explanation for everything.”
― Isabel Allende, City of the Beasts

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#11

“The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.”
― Flannery O'Connor

tags: truth

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#12

“Threats are the last resort of a man with no vocabulary.”
― Tamora Pierce, Lady Knight

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#13

“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

tags: charles-bayard-mitchell

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#14

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe

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#15

“Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon.”
― Bertolt Brecht

tags: book, hunger, weapon

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#16

“Perhaps they were right putting love into books. Perhaps it could not live anywhere else.”
― William Faulkner

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#17

“Imagination is the golden-eyed monster that never sleeps. It must be fed; it cannot be ignored.”
― Patricia A. McKillip

tags: imagination

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#18

“Here’s to books, the cheapest vacation you can buy.”
― Charlaine Harris

tags: books-vacation

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#19

“Do your bit to save humanity from lapsing back into barbarity by reading all the novels you can.”
― Richard Hughes

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#20

“It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion.”
― William Ralph Inge

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#21

“There is no place like home.”
― L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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#22

“Is it possible for home to be a person and not a place?”
― Stephanie Perkins, Anna and the French Kiss

tags: home, lover, person

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#23

“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.”
― William Styron, Conversations with William Styron

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#24

“Because home is where your heart is. And one heart can work wonders when it's beating strongly. And the sweet fairy tales can become true”
― Georgia Kakalopoulou , Sands of Passion

tags: love-story

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#25

“What expression?”
“The one you have on your face right now.”
“You mean the one that says I love you so much I wish I could die for you if I could? The one that says I want to take your pain away and show you how much it’s possible to love a human being more than life itself?”
― Lauren Hunter, The Coffee Shop

tags: love

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#26

“One is happy once one knows the necessary ingredients of happiness: simple tastes, a certain degree of courage, self denial to a point, love of work, and above all, a clear conscience.”
― George Sand, Correspondance, 1812-1876; Volume 5

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#27

“Fear cuts deeper than swords.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

tags: bravery, fear

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#28

“Every man must die, Jon Snow. But first he must live.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

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#29

“In King’s Landing, there are two sorts of people. The players and the pieces… Every man’s a piece to start with, and every maid as well. Even some who think they are players."
Petyr Baelish”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

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#30

“You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.”
― Frank McCourt, Angela’s Ashes

tags: intelligence, mind, poverty

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