58 Quotes by Pedro Calderon de la Barca

  • Author Pedro Calderon de la Barca
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    No windows give a better view than those a man brings with him in his head, not asking for tickets of admission, since at all functions, festivals, or feasts he looks out with the same nice self-composure.

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  • Author Pedro Calderon de la Barca
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    In this treacherous world Nothing is the truth nor a lie. Everything depends on the color Of the crystal through which one sees it.

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    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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  • Author Pedro Calderon de la Barca
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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. If not, then to gain friends for the time when we awaken.

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