Facts about Pedro Calderon de la Barca
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Pedro Calderon de la Barca was a famous Dramatist from Spain, who lived between January 17, 1600 and May 25, 1681.
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He/she is born under the zodiac capricorn, who is known for Determination, Dominance, Perservering, Practical, Willful.
Our collection contains 14 quotes who is written / told by Pedro, under the main topics: Love, Nature, War.
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Famous quotes by Pedro Calderon de la Barca (14)
"What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little enough; for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams"
"Love that is not madness is not love"
"When love is not madness, it is not love"
"For even in dreams a good deed is not lost"
"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"
"Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises"
"For all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams"
"Love that is not madness is not love"
"Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises"
"One may know how to gain a victory, and know not how to use it"
"These flowers, which were splendid and sprightly, waking in the dawn of the morning, in the evening will be a pitiful frivolity, sleeping in the cold night's arms"
"One may know how to gain a victory, and know not how to use it"
"'Tis not where we lie, but whence we fell; the loss of heaven's the greatest pain in hell"
"What law, what reason can deny that gift so sweet, so natural that God has given a stream, a fish, a beast, a bird?"
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