Short Quotes · Page 16

Big wisdom in few words—the best short quotes pack a lifetime of insight into a single sentence. Perfect for captions, cards, or a moment of daily reflection.

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“There is always a philosophy for lack of courage.”

— Albert Camus

“An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.”

— Albert Camus

“With rebellion, awareness is born.”

— Albert Camus

“What is a rebel? A man who says no.”

— Albert Camus

“Absolute freedom mocks at justice. Absolute justice denies freedom.”

— Albert Camus

“I rebel—therefore we exist.”

— Albert Camus

“Do not wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day.”

— Albert Camus

“Distrust and caution are the parents of security.”

— Benjamin Franklin

“If you desire many things, many things will seem but a few.”

— Benjamin Franklin

“A penny saved is two pence clear.”

— Benjamin Franklin

“Love your Enemies, for they tell you your Faults.”

— Benjamin Franklin

“If you would keep your Secret from an enemy, tell it not to a friend.”

— Benjamin Franklin

“Eat not to Dulness. Drink not to Elevation.”

— Benjamin Franklin

“Remember that time is money.”

— Benjamin Franklin

“He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.”

— Benjamin Franklin

“Make yourselves sheep, and the wolves will eat you.”

— Benjamin Franklin

“All Wars are Follies, very expensive & very mischievous ones.”

— Benjamin Franklin

“There never was a good war or a bad peace.”

— Benjamin Franklin

“Blessed, blessed are the thieves who stole my masks.”

— Khalil Gibran

“Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.”

— Khalil Gibran

“A sense of humour is a sense of proportion.”

— Khalil Gibran

“A truth is to be known always, to be uttered sometimes.”

— Khalil Gibran

“Strange that creatures without backbones have the hardest shells.”

— Khalil Gibran

“Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.”

— Khalil Gibran

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