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title: "5 Best Free Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [In life, it's best not to take anything for free - unless it's from someone who wishes you well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chitra-banerjee-divakaruni/in-life-it-s-best-not-to-take-anything-for-free-unless-it-s-from/)

[Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chitra-banerjee-divakaruni/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e4/chitra-banerjee-divakaruni-751_free_in-life-it-s-best-not-to-take-anything-f_351720.png)

> [“I've never been high. Writing is my drug of choice. You don't ever have to come down from that kind of high,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christy-hall/i-ve-never-been-high-writing-is-my-drug-of-choice-you-don-t-ever-have/)

[Christy Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christy-hall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38a/christy-hall-10789_write_i-ve-never-been-high-writing-is-my-drug_1113090.jpg)

> [Free is the best. Anything free is good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-bullock/free-is-the-best-anything-free-is-good/)

[Sandra Bullock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-bullock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a7/sandra-bullock-985_freedom_free-is-the-best-anything-free-is-good-1_1468635.jpg)

> [Mankind is at its best when it is most free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dante-alighieri/mankind-is-at-its-best-when-it-is-most-free/)

[Dante Alighieri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dante-alighieri/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69f/dante-alighieri-590_best_mankind-is-at-its-best-when-it-is-most-f_2435734.jpg)

> [I think operating systems work best if they're free and open. Particular applications are more likely to be proprietary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-wall/i-think-operating-systems-work-best-if-they-re-free-and-open/)

[Larry Wall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-wall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/189/larry-wall-1576_application_i-think-operating-systems-work-best-if-t_2958742.png)

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