Facts about Pedro Calderon de la Barca

Occup.Dramatist
FromSpain
BornJanuary 17, 1600
DiedMay 25, 1681
Aged81 years

Summary

Pedro Calderon de la Barca was a famous Dramatist from Spain, who lived between January 17, 1600 and May 25, 1681. He/she became 81 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac capricorn, who is known for Determination, Dominance, Perservering, Practical, Willful. Our collection contains 11 quotes who is written / told by Pedro, under the main topics: Love - Nature - War.

11 Famous quotes by Pedro Calderon de la Barca

Small: When love is not madness, it is not love
"When love is not madness, it is not love"
Small: Love that is not madness is not love
"Love that is not madness is not love"
Small: One may know how to gain a victory, and know not how to use it
"One may know how to gain a victory, and know not how to use it"
Small: Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises
"Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises"
Small: For even in dreams a good deed is not lost
"For even in dreams a good deed is not lost"
Small: But whether it be dream or truth, to do well is what matters. If it be truth, for truths sake. If not,
"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"
Small: What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little
"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"
Small: These flowers, which were splendid and sprightly, waking in the dawn of the morning, in the evening wil
"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"
Small: Its not where we lie, but whence we fell the loss of heavens the greatest pain in hell
"Its not where we lie, but whence we fell; the loss of heaven's the greatest pain in hell"
Small: What law, what reason can deny that gift so sweet, so natural that God has given a stream, a fish, a be
"What law, what reason can deny that gift so sweet, so natural that God has given a stream, a fish, a beast, a bird?"
Small: For all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams
"For all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams"