"And yet, and yet, in these our ghostly……" — Pedro Calderon de la Barca
"And yet, and yet, in these our ghostly lives, Half night, half day, half sleeping, half awake, How if our waking life, like that of sleep, Be all a dream in that eternal life To which we wake not till we sleep in death"
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Pedro Calderon de la Barca
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21 Quotes by Pedro Calderon de la Barca
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Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises.
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When love is not madness, it is not love.
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What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little…
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What law, what reason can deny that gift so sweet, so natural that God has given a stream, a fish,…
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A good action is never lost; it is a treasure laid up and guarded for the doer's need.
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These flowers, which were splendid and sprightly, waking in the dawn of the morning, in the evening will be a…
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One may know how to gain a victory, and know not how to use it.
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Tis not where we lie but whence we fell; the loss of Heaven's the greatest pain in Hell.
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But whether it be dream or truth, to do well is what matters. If it be truth, for truth's sake.…
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They say that the best counsel is that of woman.
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For even in dreams a good deed is not lost.
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A woman needs a stronger head than her own for counsel--she should marry.
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