Lope de Vega quotes

Harmony is pure love, for love is complete agreement. (Lope de Vega)
With a few flowers in my garden, half a dozen pictures and some books, I live without envy. View quote
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There is no greater glory than love, nor any greater punishment than jealousy. View quote
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But life is short: while one lives, everything is lacking; when one is dead, everything is superfluous. View quote
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Profits on the exchange are the treasures of goblins. View quote
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In ancient days they said truth had fled to heaven: attacked on every side, it's not been heard of since. We live in different ages, non-Spaniards and ourselves: they in the age of silver, we in the age of brass. View quote
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Lord, what am I, that, with unceasing care, Thou didst seek after me, - that Thou didst wait, Wet with unhealthy dews, before my gate, And pass the gloomy nights of winter there? View quote
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Since after all, it is the crowd who pays, Why not content them when you write your plays? View quote
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Dreaming of a tomorrow, which tomorrow, will be as distant then as 'tis today. View quote
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To turn your face from clear proofs of deceit, To drink poison as if it were a soothing liquor, To disregard gain and delight in being injured. To believe that heaven can lie contained in hell; To devote your life and soul to being disillusioned; This is love; whoever has tasted it, knows. View quote
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And what shall I say of the poets? Oh, this poor century of ours! In the coming year many of them will make their start, but not one of them is as bad as Cervantes, or idiotic enough to praise Don Quixote. (Lope de Vega)
Lone I muse but feel not lonely, Covert solitude's my lore; For my company I only Want my thoughts and nothing more. View quote
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