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Philosophical literature9 quotes
One swallow does not make a spring. — Aristotle · 322 BCWhat does not destroy me, makes me stronger. — Friedrich Nietzsche · 1889He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. — Friedrich Nietzsche · 1886No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings. — William Blake · 1793The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. — William Blake · 1793Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent. — Adam Smith · 1759All 9 quotes →Religious literature7 quotes
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. — Ecclesiastes 9:11 · 931 BCThe love of money is the root of all evil. — 1st Timothy 6:10 · 64None so blind as those that will not see. — Matthew Henry · 1706Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. — Apostle Paul · 50Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. — Proverbs 16:18 · 686 BCMuddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone. — Alan Watts · 1957All 7 quotes →Tragedy (play)6 quotes
The apparel oft proclaims the man. — William Shakespeare · 1616Fortune, that arrant whore,
Ne’er turns the key to th’ poor. — William Shakespeare · 1606Leave no stone unturned. — Euripides · 430 BCDead men tell no tales. — John Dryden · 1680When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions. — William Shakespeare · 1616Neither a borrower nor a lender be,
For loan oft loses both itself and friend. — William Shakespeare · 1616Comedy (play)3 quotes
All that glisters is not gold—
Often have you heard that told. — William Shakespeare · 1598Dead men tell no tales. — John Dryden · 1680The fashion wears out more apparel than the man. — William Shakespeare · 1600History (play)2 quotes
Do not cast away an honest man for a villain’s accusation! — William Shakespeare · 1594Men’s evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water. — William Shakespeare · 1613Action1 quote
All good things come to those who wait. — Sam (Ronin) · 1998Action (film)1 quote
All good things come to those who wait. — Sam (Ronin) · 1998Comedy1 quote
Dead men tell no tales. — John Dryden · 1680Coming of age story1 quote
Ask no questions, and you'll be told no lies. — Charles Dickens · 1860Fantasy1 quote
Not all those who wander are lost. — J.R.R. Tolkien · 1954Greek tragedy1 quote
Leave no stone unturned. — Euripides · 430 BCPolitical speech1 quote
Justice is truth in action. — Benjamin Disraeli · 1851Satire1 quote
There’s none so blind as they that won’t see. — Jonathan Swift · 1738Thriller1 quote
All good things come to those who wait. — Sam (Ronin) · 1998Thriller (film)1 quote
All good things come to those who wait. — Sam (Ronin) · 1998Tragedy1 quote
Dead men tell no tales. — John Dryden · 1680