"What is life? A madness. What is life?……" — Pedro Calderon de la Barca
"What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little enough; for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams."
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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 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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Never confide your secrets to paper; it is like throwing a stone in the air; and if you know who…
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