Quotes by Pedro Calderón de la Barca

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The fall cannot erase / the glory of being climbed.

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The tongue is the most dangerous weapon: the wound made by the arrow heals more easily than the one made by the word.

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Give him a break, sir! I swear she is so proud of her beauty, that if heaven itself fell at her feet, she would not beg him to rise and take her place again.

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Never give any advice to someone who only asks you for money.

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Would it not have been better for all the world, in regard to the honor of his wife, that Mercury, who had taken her from him, should be punished, than that Argus should be covered with shame, because his vigilance had been deceived?

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A secret is best kept by the one who doesn't know it.

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He who does not love the faults of the one he loves cannot say that he is truly in love.

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He who chooses between mind and beauty must take a beautiful mistress and a clever wife.

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There are people who feel so much pleasure in complaining and whining constantly, that in order not to lose it, they are ready to look for all kinds of trouble themselves.

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The greatest victory is over yourself.

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What is life? Madness. What is life? Vibe. Appearance, shadow, stupor. Main advantages: nothings; Because the whole of life is a dream, Holmi's dream is only a dream.

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Never talk badly about women, there is no such lowly female person who is not worthy of respect: because without a woman, no man would be born.

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Claiming what is true is not always good.