The world of literature leaves us reflections to remember. Throughout history, literary works have been written that have left phrases to frame, that is, phrases from books written by great authors that have been left to remember.
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The best phrases from books
Here we present the best phrases from books, which collect essential reflections, opinions and experiences. Let us begin.
1. The mystery of life is not a problem to solve, but a reality to experience (Duna, Frank Herbert)
The importance of experience is what really makes us live. Only in this one can we know the mystery of life.
2. Being alone has nothing to do with how many people are around (Revolutionary Road, Richard Yates)
Loneliness is a feeling that is generally associated with enormous sadness. You can have a lot of people around you, but feel incredibly alone.
3. Be a man or be more than a man. Be firm with your purpose and firm as a stone (Frankestein, Mary Shelley)
You have to keep going and not leave your aspirations behind. Only then will you continue to feel alive.
4. The weak man becomes strong when he has nothing, because only then can he feel the madness of despair (The White Company, Arthur Conan Doyle)
It is at the worst moment when we can grow more than ever. We must learn from the bad
5. If you seek perfection you will never be happy (Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy)
Perfectionists are incredibly unhappy.
6. While the heart beats, while the body and soul continue together, I cannot admit that any creature endowed with will needs to lose hope in life (Journey to the center of the earth, Jules Verne)
A great phrase pronounced by Jules Verne in his best known work.
7. I can't die yet doctor. Not yet. I have things to do. After all, I will have a whole life to die for (The Angel's Game, Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
The force of hope keeps us alive in the most delicate moments.
8. I Hope or I Could Not Live (Dr. Moreau's Island, HG Wells)
As in the previous point, without hope we have nothing left .
9. I call people "rich" when they are able to meet the needs of their imaginations (The Portrait of a Lady, Henry James)
A Henry James sentence that talks about the thinking of rich people.
10. The sun is weak when it rises first, and gains strength and courage as the day progresses (Old Curio Shop, Charles Dickens)
Some beautiful words that express the grandeur of the sun, the star that gives us light and warmth .
11. It is on December nights, when the thermometer is at zero, when we think about the sun the most (Les Misérables, Victor Hugo)
This phrase reminds us that if when we have something we do not value it , when we lose it we miss it
12. Every book, every volume you see here has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it lived and dreamed of it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone drops their eyes to the pages, their spirit grows and strengthens (La Sombra del Viento, Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
Carlos Ruiz Zafón , one of the great Spanish writers, tells us about the vastness of books and how passionate writers are when they bring their stories to life.
13. My advice is: never do tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time (David Copperfield, Charles Dickens)
Charles Dickens tells us that we must not be procrastinators.
14. Fight to the last breath (Henry VI, William Shakespeare)
William Shakespeare , the well-known English playwright, poet and actor, gives us a great motivating phrase.
15. Getting what you want is as difficult as not getting what you want. Because then you have to figure out what to do with it, instead of figuring out what to do without it. (The realm of possibility, David Levithan)
David Levithan expresses that humans are nonconformists. When we get what we want, then we want more.
16. Stop worrying about getting old and think about growing up (The dying animal, Philip Roth)
To be happy you have to think about continually growing and you must continue developing.
17. It would create a perfume that was not only human, but superhuman. An angel scent, so indescribably good and full of vigor that whoever smelled it would be enchanted and would have no choice but to love the person who carried it, that is, to love him, Grenouille, with all his heart (The Perfume, Patrick Süskind)
A romantic phrase that was pronounced in "The Perfume", a work of Patrick Süskind .
18. How wonderful it is that no one needs to wait even a single moment before beginning to improve the world! (The Diary of Anne Frank, Anne Frank)
Anne Frank was one of the best known victims of the Nazi holocaust. In his journal, he wrote this nice thought.
19. You think you know all your possibilities. Then other people come into your life and suddenly there are many more (The realm of possibility, David Levithan)
The possibilities increase as we meet new people. The important thing is to be on the move. So things come.
20. There is nothing in the world, man or devil or anything, that is as suspicious to me as love, because it penetrates the soul more than anything else. There is nothing to occupy and tie the heart more than love. Therefore, when it has no weapons to govern itself, the soul sinks, for love, in the deepest of ruins (El Nombre de la Rosa, Umberto Eco)
This statement by Umberto Eco refers to how love floods us, and how heartbreak is capable of leaving us dead in life.
21. Whoever you are, whatever you do, when you want something firmly it is because this desire was born in the soul of the universe. It is your mission on earth (The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho)
Paulo Coelho explains that when we have a passion in life, we must fight for it.
22. Suddenly she slid down the hall, as she passed by me her amazing golden pupils stopped for an instant in mine. I must have died a little. I couldn't breathe and my pulse stopped (The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende)
A phrase from the book "The House of the Spirits", in which a love crush lived in the first person is related.
One of those situations in which we come across someone who attracts us a lot. Time stood still 23. Man goes much further to avoid what he fears than to achieve what he desires (The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown)
Negative situations can be positive to help us grow and develop as people.
24. Our lives are defined by opportunities, even those that we lose (The curious case of Benjamin Button, F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The opportunities we miss, whether we like it or not, are also part of our life and they mark us.
25. Not everything that is gold shines, nor all the wandering people are lost (The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien)
A phrase to reflect on, extracted from the famous work: "The Lord of the Rings".
26. Love and desire are two different things; that not everything that is loved is desired, nor everything that is desired is loved (Don Quixote de la Mancha, Miguel de Cervantes)
Miguel de Cervantes separates what is love from what is desire.
27. When you have consoled yourself, you will be glad that you met me (The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupèry)
An ironic phrase that can be found on one of the pages of "The Little Prince" by Antoine Saint-Exupèry.
28. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of folly, it was the time of belief, it was the time of unbelief, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair (Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens)
This is a phrase taken from the great text by Charles Dickens "History of the cities".
29. And once the bad smells of the past had dissipated, I now wanted to flood it with fragrances (The Perfume, Patrick Süskind)
When you overcome the bad things that could have happened to you, the future and the present seem less bad to you.
30. It will be very difficult for me to avenge all those who have to be avenged, because my revenge would only be another part of the same inexorable rite (The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende)
Revenge is not a good option, so grudges must be left behind.
31. I know who I was this morning when I woke up, but I think I must have changed several times since then (Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll)
People can change their mood throughout the day. It is normal
32. I am not a bird and no net catches me. I am a free human being with an independent will (Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte)
Human beings, at least in the West, have the great virtue of deciding to be free and independent. That is what Charlotte Bronte refers to .
33. The greatest adventure is the one that awaits us. Today and tomorrow have not yet been said. The possibilities, the changes are all yours to make. The mold of his life in his hands is to be broken (The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien)
We can, at least to a great extent, choose the path we want to follow in life. It is up to us to strive to achieve the goals we have in mind.
34. I feel like I'm moving forward while moving away from something, and anything is possible (American Psycho, Bret Easton Ellis)
A phrase uttered in the great novel by Bret Easton Ellis , titled "American Psycho."
35. If people just love each other just a little, they can be very happy (Germinal, Émile Zola)
How different the world would be if people only cared a little about each other,
36. You never know what bad luck has saved you from worse luck (It is not a country for old men, Cormac Mccarthy)
A fine irony that expresses that, despite bad luck, things could always go worse .
37. I don't like working - no man likes it - but I like what is at work - the opportunity to find yourself. Your own reality - for you, not for others- what no other man will know (The Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad)
Work may get heavy, but working is synonymous with health.
38. Alicia: How long is it forever? White Rabbit: Sometimes just a second (Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll)
A phrase about Lewis Carroll's time that invites reflection.
39. The worst of religion was religious people (The Wedding Plot, Jeffrey Eugenides)
A few words from Jeffrey Eugenides that talk about the religious theme.
40. The mind makes its own place, and in itself can make a heaven from hell, and a hell from heaven (Paradise Lost, John Milton)
John Milton refers to the fact that our mind is powerful. It is not the events that cause us suffering, but how we interpret these events.
41. Ammu said that human beings were creatures of habit, and that it was amazing the kind of things they could get used to (The God of Little Things, Arundhati Roy)
Habituation is a very common type of learning in humans. It is part of our species.
42. Love those you love while you have them. That is all you can do. Let them go when you should. If you know how to love, you will never escape (My name is memory, Ann Brashares)
You have to love and respect the people for whom you have a special affection
43. There are people who, the more you do for them, the less they do for themselves (Emma, Jane Austen)
If you do a lot for someone, they get used to it and become dependent. It is a problem that can be prevented by taking certain precautions.
44. There are books whose backs and covers are by far the best part (Oliver Twist, Charles Dickes)
Not all books are masterpieces. And in fact, some, even, not without worth or reading.
45. The world was so recent that many things lacked names, and to mention them one had to point them with the finger (One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel García Marquez)
The world, and specifically human beings, have evolved over the centuries.
46. Older people can never understand something on their own and it is very boring for children to have to explain them over and over again (The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
A sarcastic phrase that can be found in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's book, "The Little Prince".
47. When you feel like criticizing someone, remember that not everyone has had the same opportunities that you had (The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Criticizing is easy, and criticism is not always without foundation. Therefore, before carrying them out, the reasons must be clearly understood.
48. Life changes fast. Life changes in an instant. You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends (The year of magical thinking, Joan Didion)
You have to make the most of life because it happens so fast. You have to stop regretting and enjoying it.
49. Do you know what happens when you hurt people? Ammu said. When you harm people, they start to love you less. That's what sloppy words do. They make people love you a little less (The god of small things, Arundhati Roy)
People who love you have to be cared for. Because if not, we can harm them.
50. When you're scared but you do it anyway, that's bravery (Coraline, Neil Gaiman)
Courage is a very positive quality that we can possess, and it helps us overcome great obstacles.
51. We must be careful with books and what is inside them, since words have the power to change us (The Mechanical Angel, Cassandra Clare)
Words can be very powerful and have an effect on our thoughts.
52. Friendship is arguably the best balm for the pains of love disappointment (Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen)
This phrase refers to another popular phrase that says: "whoever has a friend, has a treasure".
53. We tell ourselves stories to live (The White Album, Joan Didion)
Joan Didion talks about how, after all, we all live the story of our lives.
54. Speaking nonsense is the only privilege that humanity has over other organisms. It is by speaking nonsense that one reaches the truth. I speak nonsense, therefore I am human (Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The great Dostoevsky leaves us this pearl to reflect on how we come to give meaning to our lives.
55. You can't say "no" to the people you love, not often. Thats the secret. And when you do, it has to sound like "yes" or you have to make him say "no" (The Godfather, Mario Puzo)
It's hard to love someone and have to mention the word "no" to them. Still, sometimes it is necessary.
56. Others will write from the head, but he writes from the heart, and the heart always understands him (The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and other stories, Washington Irving)
From the soul is when the best stories are written, because it allows you to unleash creativity and authentic emotions.
57. If you want to know what a man is like, look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals (Harry Potter and the Goblet, Fire by JK Rowling)
Our behaviors are a reflection of who we are. They are the reflection of our thoughts.
58. All endings are also beginnings. We just don't know at the moment (The five people you'll meet in heaven, Mitch Albom)
When something is finished, it is an opportunity to start something new. One more opportunity to be happy.
59. Wands are as powerful as the witches who use them. Some witches like to brag that they are bigger and better than other people (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, JK Rowling)
It is not the wand that does good or evil, but it is the people who use it who decide what to do with it.
60. People find it much easier to forgive others for being wrong than for being right (Half-Blood Prince, JK Rowling)
A nice phrase from JK Rowling about forgiveness. Should we forgive or not who has hurt us? Know the answer here.
61. Have you ever fallen in love? It's not horrible? It makes you so vulnerable. Open your chest and open your heart and it means that someone can enter you and undo you (Benevolent, Neil Gaiman)
Closing in on love is great suffering and can cause serious emotional problems. So you have to open up and love.
62. Happiness can be found, even in the darkest times, only if you remember to turn on the light (The Prisoner of Azkaban, JK Rowling)
Even in bad times, you have to turn on the happiness switch to not live anchored in suffering.
63. In the afternoon he went to see the movie “The Lord of the Rings”, which he had not had time to see before. He thought that orcs, unlike humans, were simple and uncomplicated creatures (The Tattooed Dragon Girl, Stieg Larsson)
Human beings are experts in the art of complicating life.
64. It is strange to think that, when you fear something that is going to happen and you want time to start to pass more slowly, time usually goes faster (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, JK Rowling)
Recreation in worries is not a positive thing. Furthermore, negative thinking can lead to what is known as self-fulfilling prophecy.
66. Reflecting calmly, very calmly, is better than making desperate decisions (The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka)
Self-reflection is key to mental and emotional well-being.
67. She was so impressed by his huge, drunk-naked nudity that she felt the urge to retreat (One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez)
This is a beautiful extrct from the book "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel García Márquez .
68. It is better to look at the sky than to live there (Breakfast with diamonds, Truman Capote)
Heaven is there to behold. Living there would mean that our end has come.
69. In spite of you, me and the world that is falling apart, I love you (Gone with the Wind, Margareth Mitchell)
When love is so intense, there is nothing that can separate you from that special person.
70. Joy sometimes causes a strange effect; oppresses the heart almost as much as pain (The Count of Montecristo, Alejandro Dumas)
Surely this phrase from the book of Alejandro Dumas will make you think and reflect.
71. Walking in a straight line one cannot get very far (The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupèry)
If we want to grow, we must try different ways. In other words, get out of the comfort zone.
72. What a treacherous thing to think that a person is more than a person (Paper Towns, John Green)
You have to be humble in this life, because not everyone has the same opportunities.
73. Everyone should be asked what is within their reach to do (The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupèry)
You don't have to be hard on people. You cannot expect more from someone than you can offer.
74. When a woman remarries, it is because she detested her first husband. When a man remarries it is because he adored his first wife. Women try their luck; men risk theirs (The Portrait of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde)
An ironic sentence by Oscar Wilde that talks about the risk men take when getting married.
75. Death destroys man: the idea of death saves him (Howards End, EM Forster)
Sometimes thinking about death can help people avoid excessive risks that could end badly.
76. It is true that something is almost always found, if you look at it, but it is not always what you are looking for (The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien)
Being on the move gives us new opportunities. Although they are not always what we had planned, they may be positive.
77. The supreme joy of life is the conviction that we are loved, loved by ourselves; rather beloved in spite of us (Les Misérables, Victor Hugo)
It is not easy to love oneself, but sometimes we are our own enemies.
78. No man can think clearly when his fists are closed (George Jean Nathan)
George Jean Nathan contrasts in a very lyrical way reason and feelings. One of the most quoted phrases in literature.
79. A man who is a teacher in patience is a teacher in everything else (George Savile)
The power of patience and the ability to manage time well, in one wise phrase.
80. Someone who does not believe in miracles is not realistic (David Ben-Gurión)
About the anomalies and inexplicable facts contained in reality.
81. There is no sadder vision than that of a young pessimist (Mark Twain)
Mark Twain refers here to the value associated with youth and the possibility that we despise it.
82. Hope is a good breakfast, but a bad dinner (Francis Bacon)
Hope is double-edged: it is positive when a whole world of possibilities opens up before us, but not so much when it is the last resort.
83. Education is the movement from darkness to light (Allan Bloom)
A powerful image to explain what education is.
84. The risk of a bad decision is preferable to the terror of indecision (Maimonides)
This philosopher from Muslim Cordoba talks about the negative of indecision and the paralysis of analysis.
85. A mind needs a book like a sword needs its whetstone (George RR Martin)
One of the witty phrases of the fashion writer in the world of fantasy literature.
86. What is proven once today could only be imagined (William Blake)
This quote refers to the perspective with which we should take what seems impossible.
87. Only the educated are free (Epictetus)
Education as the engine of freedom and autonomy.
88. All knowledge is hurtful (Cassandra Clare)
A wise phrase referring to the way in which each new piece of knowledge disrupts the foundations of what we thought we knew.
89. Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom (Thomas Jefferson)
For Thomas Jefferson, these two values are closely related.
90. Every society is three meals from chaos (Lenin)
The Soviet politician and revolutionary, on the fragility of the cohesions formed within a country.
91. It is not said I broke to eat or broke to walk. You start to cry or laugh. I think those feelings are worth shattering (Albert Espinosa)
A phrase that emphasizes the human character of crying.
92. Time is what we love the most and also what we use the least (William Penn)
A paradox raised by the English philosopher William Penn. To be aware that life is to know how to make the most of it.
93. Freedom is never given; is always won (Asa Philip Randolph)
About the effort and sacrifices necessary to gain freedom.
94. Once you have something to do, it is better to do it than to live in fear because of it (Joe Abercrombie)
Another of the writers in vogue in the medieval fantasy world offers us this reflection on the pending accounts.
95. Man is the only creature that refuses to be who he is (Albert Camus)
Albert Camus, in one of his philosophical phrases about the struggle that the human being maintains with the creation of a meaning for his existence.
96. Creativity requires that courage be detached from certainties (Erich Fromm)
The father of humanistic psychoanalysis, on the relationship between courage and uncertainty.
97. The best part of beauty is that which no image can express (Francis Bacon)
Francis Bacon, about that part of beauty that can't be shown.
98. Those who do not know history are condemned to repeat it (Edmund Burke)
Conservative philosopher Edmund Burke, on the need to know the past.
99. Nothing is so incredible that oratory cannot make it acceptable (Cicero)
Cicero talks about the power of well-designed speeches.
100. A small flame can ignite (Dante)
A wise phrase that glimpses, through a poetic image, the unsuspected ways in which very important and significant phenomena can appear.
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