"What law, what reason can deny that gift……" — Pedro Calderon de la Barca
"What law, what reason can deny that gift so sweet, so natural that God has given a stream, a fish, a beast, a bird?"
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21 Quotes by Pedro Calderon de la Barca
Pedro Calderon de la Barca has 21 quotes on this site.
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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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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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Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.
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We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life is concerned with seeking bodily…
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What a lonely species we are, searching for signals of life from other galaxies, adopting companion animals, visiting parks and…
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Men are beasts and even beasts don't behave as they do.
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Unions in wedlock are perverted by the victory of shameless passion that masters the female among men and beasts.
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I'm one of those strange beasts who really likes a corset.
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We were then in a dangerous, helpless situation, exposed daily to perils and death amongst savages and wild beasts, not…
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Finds progress, man's distinctive mark alone, Not God's, and not the beast's; God is, they are, Man partly is, and…
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As a little girl, I didn't like stories about little girls. I liked stories about dragons and beasts and princes…
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In my mind's eye, Shakespeare is a huge, hot sea-beast, with fire in his veins and ice on his claws…
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A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.
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I wanted to know the name of every stone and flower and insect and bird and beast. I wanted to…
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