Netherlands Quotes

Nowadays the rage for possession has got to such a pitch that there is nothing in the realm of nature, whether sacred or profane, out of which profit cannot be squeezed.
Prevention is better than cure.
Reflection is a flower of the mind, giving out wholesome fragrance; but revelry is the same flower, when rank and running to seed.
The desire to write grows with writing.
The entire world is my temple, and a very fine one too, if I'm not mistaken, and I'll never lack priests to serve it as long as there are men.
The more ignorant, reckless and thoughtless a doctor is, the higher his reputation soars even amongst powerful princes.
The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.
The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood, until the time comes for them to depart this life, again like children, neither tired of living nor aware of death.
There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.
Time takes away the grief of men.
To know nothing is the happiest life.
War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.
War is sweet to those who have not experienced it.
What difference is there, do you think, between those in Plato's cave who can only marvel at the shadows and images of various objects, provided they are content and don't know what they miss, and the philosopher who has emerged from the cave and sees the real things?
What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.
When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.
Whether a party can have much success without a woman present I must ask others to decide, but one thing is certain, no party is any fun unless seasoned with folly.
Women, can't live with them, can't live without them.
Your library is your paradise.
Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.
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Total Records : 1996

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