Francisco De Quevedo Quotes & Sayings
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Famous Quotes By Francisco De Quevedo
Withdrawn into the peace of this desert, along with some books, few but wise, I live in conversation with the deceased, and listen to the dead with my eyes — Francisco De Quevedo
He who spends time regretting the past loses the present and risks the future. — Francisco De Quevedo
In short, not only are things not what they seem, they are not even what they are called! — Francisco De Quevedo
Reading is listening to the dead with our eyes. (page 325, Reading in the Brain, Stanislas Dehaene, 2009) — Francisco De Quevedo
I will be dust, but dust in love — Francisco De Quevedo
We all wish to reach a ripe old age, but none of us are prepared to admit that we are already there. — Francisco De Quevedo
Dear Reader, may God protect you from bad books, police and nagging, moon-faced, fair-haired women. — Francisco De Quevedo