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Among God's creatures two, the dog and the guitar, have taken all the sizes and all the shapes, in order not to be separated from the man. Andres Segovia
God Man Dog Guitar Shapes Taken Order Sizes Separated Creatures Among Two
Fortunate people often have very favorable beginnings and very tragic endings. What matters isn't being applauded when you arrive - for that is common - but being missed when you leave. Baltasar Gracian
You People Matters Favorable Missed Leave Arrive Tragic Very Beginnings Endings Often Common Being Fortunate Applauded
It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it. Baltasar Gracian
Great Waiting Luck Guide Know Piece How While Skill Your Even
Football is a team sport and not an individual sport. We win as a team, and every individual is better if we are part of the team. Fernando Torres
Win Better Every Individual Football Individual Sport Part Sport Team Team Sport
Fantasy, abandoned by reason, produces impossible monsters; united with it, she is the mother of the arts and the origin of marvels. Francisco Goya
Mother Impossible Monsters Abandoned She Arts Fantasy Produces Reason Origin United
Sanity is madness put to good use. George Santayana
Good Madness Put Use Sanity
To delight in war is a merit in the soldier, a dangerous quality in the captain, and a positive crime in the statesman. George Santayana
Positive War Quality Dangerous Crime Soldier Statesman Delight Merit Captain
The irrational in the human has something about it altogether repulsive and terrible, as we see in the maniac, the miser, the drunkard or the ape. George Santayana
See About Something Miser Drunkard Terrible Altogether Irrational Human Maniac Ape Repulsive
Fanaticism consists of redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim. George Santayana
You Aim Consists Effort Forgotten Fanaticism Your
I try to apply colors like words that shape poems, like notes that shape music. Joan Miro
Music Words Try Poems Colors Shape Like Notes Apply
Anticipate charity by preventing poverty. Maimonides
Charity Poverty Preventing Anticipate
A lot of good arguments are spoiled by some fool who knows what he is talking about. Miguel de Unamuno
Good Fool Argument Some About He Spoiled Knows Talking Lot Who
There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality. Pablo Picasso
Abstract Art Art You Reality Remove Must Something Abstract Traces Always Afterwards Start
He can who thinks he can, and he can't who thinks he can't. This is an inexorable, indisputable law. Pablo Picasso
Law He Inexorable Who Thinks
Sculpture is the best comment that a painter can make on painting. Pablo Picasso
Best Painting Make Comment Sculpture Painter
The people who make art their business are mostly imposters. Pablo Picasso
Art Business People Make Mostly Who
I like fishing. Not actual fishing - I like the peace and quiet of being at sea. It's different. Rafael Nadal
Peace Like Fishing Quiet Being Different Sea Peace And Quiet Actual
May the perfect grace and eternal love of Christ our Lord be our never-failing protection and help. Saint Ignatius
Love Grace Protection Christ Our Our Lord Perfect Lord May Eternal Eternal Love Help
The devil put before me that I could not endure the trials of the religious life, because of my delicate nurture. I defended myself against him by alleging the trials which Christ endured, and that it was not much for me to suffer something for His sake; besides, He would help me to bear it. Saint Teresa of Avila
Life Myself Me Trials Christ Nurture Devil Before Besides Would Religious Religious Life Alleging Something Bear Delicate Could He Put Him Because Sake His Endure Endured Which Against Much Help Suffer Defended
It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the midst of occasions of sin. And believe me, although we may more often fail and commit small lapses, our gain will be incomparably the greater. Saint Teresa of Avila
Love Me Love Is Will Believe Corners Our Hidden More Small Daughters Fail Sin Occasions Although Greater Commit May Often Gain Midst Found Away Here
If I were to give advice, I would say to parents that they ought to be very careful whom they allow to mix with their children when young; for much mischief thence ensues, and our natural inclinations are unto evil rather than unto good. Saint Teresa of Avila
Good Natural Evil Parents Advice Young Ought Our Say Would Give Rather Mischief Allow Unto Mix Were Very Than Children Much Whom Careful
The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot. Salvador Dali
Man Woman Poet First Idiot Young Rose Possibly Cheeks Obviously Repeat Young Woman Compare
In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good thing, if you possess great talent, to give, early in your youth, a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that, be a snob. Salvador Dali
Love Good Great You Respect Youth Society Lasting Kick Possess Give Good Thing Talent Great Talent Very Snob Order After Acquire Your Hard Growing Right Thing Early
The guitar is a small orchestra. It is polyphonic. Every string is a different color, a different voice. Andres Segovia
Guitar Every String Small Voice Color Orchestra Different Different Color
There are only two roads, victory for the working class, freedom, or victory for the fascists which means tyranny. Both combatants know what's in store for the loser. Buenaventura Durruti
Freedom Class Victory Tyranny Only Both Roads Know Loser Store Which Working Means Working-Class Fascists Two
We mustn't hesitate to cut corruption at its roots. Felipe VI of Spain
Corruption Hesitate Cut Roots
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