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Belgian FlagBelgian Quotes offer a special understanding right into the culture, history, and spirit of Belgium - a little yet mighty country in the heart of Europe. From the words of well-known writers and poets to the adages passed down via generations, Belgian Quotes show the wit, knowledge, and strength of the Belgian individuals. They speak to the nation's rich creative and also social traditions, its deep love of delicious chocolate, beer, and french fries, and also its unique placement as a meeting point in between different European cultures. Belgian Quotes additionally highlight the difficulties dealt with by the nation, from etymological and social separates to the ongoing look for political security. Whether you are a visitor to Belgium or a proud Belgian, the understandings and knowledge found in Belgian Quotes make sure to enlighten and also inspire. Come, discover the rich history as well as society of this impressive country, through words as well as knowledge of its individuals.
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Small: Belgium thinks that however great the peril which a country might have to undergo under the system which we se
"Belgium thinks that however great the peril which a country might have to undergo under the system which we seek to establish here, that country ought to do its duty"
Henri La Fontaine, Lawyer
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Small: There is no miracle cure for the many problems of the world - Guy Verhofstadt
"There is no miracle cure for the many problems of the world"
Guy Verhofstadt, Statesman
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Small: He went, ever on the move, with the slow, shuffling step of wandering beggars who are nowhere at home - Stijn
"He went, ever on the move, with the slow, shuffling step of wandering beggars who are nowhere at home"
Stijn Streuvels, Writer
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Small: To be a surrealist means barring from your mind all remembrance of what you have seen, and being always on the
Rene Magritte
"To be a surrealist means barring from your mind all remembrance of what you have seen, and being always on the lookout for what has never been"
Rene Magritte, Artist
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Small: Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist - Rene Magritte
Rene Magritte
"Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist"
Rene Magritte, Artist
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Small: To be rich nowadays merely means to possess a large number of poor objects - Raoul Vaneigem
"To be rich nowadays merely means to possess a large number of poor objects"
Raoul Vaneigem, Philosopher
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Small: Purchasing power is a license to purchase power - Raoul Vaneigem
"Purchasing power is a license to purchase power"
Raoul Vaneigem, Philosopher
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Small: As poverty has been reduced in terms of mere survival, it has become more profound in terms of our way of life
"As poverty has been reduced in terms of mere survival, it has become more profound in terms of our way of life"
Raoul Vaneigem, Philosopher
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Small: Metaphors are much more tenacious than facts - Paul de Man
"Metaphors are much more tenacious than facts"
Paul de Man, Critic
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Small: Fashion is like the ashes left behind by the uniquely shaped flames of the fire, the trace alone revealing tha
"Fashion is like the ashes left behind by the uniquely shaped flames of the fire, the trace alone revealing that a fire actually took place"
Paul de Man, Critic
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Small: I also served on many government committees - Leo Baekeland
"I also served on many government committees"
Leo Baekeland, Inventor
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Small: The cause of the break with the tradition of antiquity was the rapid and unexpected advance of Islam.
"The cause of the break with the tradition of antiquity was the rapid and unexpected advance of Islam. The result of this advance was the final separation of East from West, and the end of the Mediterranean unity"
Henri Pirenne, Historian
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Small: Man has now become an adjunct to perfect and carry forward these conquests - Albert Claude
"Man has now become an adjunct to perfect and carry forward these conquests"
Albert Claude, Scientist
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Small: In this kind of situation, we tend to cling to his convictions, we believe that, by magic, we are going to rec
"In this kind of situation, we tend to cling to his convictions, we believe that, by magic, we are going to recover. Then we agree to drive less good cars and we are fatally more exposed. It is what finally happened to me with Ensign"
Jacky Ickx, Celebrity
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Small: In the past, two colleagues died each season. It was generally accepted this could happen - Jacky Ickx
"In the past, two colleagues died each season. It was generally accepted this could happen"
Jacky Ickx, Celebrity
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Small: In the end I didnt get a top car any more. I had no toughness left. That was the reality - Jacky Ickx
"In the end I didn't get a top car any more. I had no toughness left. That was the reality"
Jacky Ickx, Celebrity
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Small: Brothers in suffering, brothers in resistance, brothers in ideals and conviction. It is now our duty to furthe
"Brothers in suffering, brothers in resistance, brothers in ideals and conviction. It is now our duty to further strengthen this bond in order to secure this hard-won freedom for future generations"
Guy Verhofstadt, Statesman
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Small: If the dream is a translation of waking life, waking life is also a translation of the dream - Rene Magritte
Rene Magritte
"If the dream is a translation of waking life, waking life is also a translation of the dream"
Rene Magritte, Artist
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Small: Everything has been said yet few have taken advantage of it. Since all our knowledge is essentially banal, it
"Everything has been said yet few have taken advantage of it. Since all our knowledge is essentially banal, it can only be of value to minds that are not"
Raoul Vaneigem, Philosopher
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Small: Daily life is governed by an economic system in which the production and consumption of insults tends to balan
"Daily life is governed by an economic system in which the production and consumption of insults tends to balance out"
Raoul Vaneigem, Philosopher
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Small: Modernity exists in the form of a desire to wipe out whatever came earlier, in the hope of reaching at least a
"Modernity exists in the form of a desire to wipe out whatever came earlier, in the hope of reaching at least a point that could be called a true present, a point of origin that marks a new departure"
Paul de Man, Critic
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Small: Our reason may prove what it will: our reason is only a feeble ray that has issued from Nature - Maurice Maete
"Our reason may prove what it will: our reason is only a feeble ray that has issued from Nature"
Maurice Maeterlinck, Dramatist
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Small: The Germanic invasions in the West could not and did not in any way alter this state of affairs - Henri Pirenn
"The Germanic invasions in the West could not and did not in any way alter this state of affairs"
Henri Pirenne, Historian
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Small: When I went to the University, the medical school was the only place where one could hope to find the means to
"When I went to the University, the medical school was the only place where one could hope to find the means to study life, its nature, its origins, and its ills"
Albert Claude, Scientist
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Small: The existence is a tremendous curiosity, with in the course of the years, the discovery of yourself in your in
"The existence is a tremendous curiosity, with in the course of the years, the discovery of yourself in your inmost evolutions. With the age you feel better than you are, what you represent. Which means a little at the planet's scale"
Jacky Ickx, Celebrity
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Small: But due to the present regulations the other drivers have better chances again. This brings back the tension -
"But due to the present regulations the other drivers have better chances again. This brings back the tension"
Jacky Ickx, Celebrity
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Small: To be happy is only to have freed ones soul from the unrest of unhappiness - Maurice Maeterlinck
"To be happy is only to have freed one's soul from the unrest of unhappiness"
Maurice Maeterlinck, Dramatist
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Small: They believe that nothing will happen because they have closed their doors - Maurice Maeterlinck
"They believe that nothing will happen because they have closed their doors"
Maurice Maeterlinck, Dramatist
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Small: At every crossroads on the path that leads to the future, tradition has placed 10,000 men to guard the past -
"At every crossroads on the path that leads to the future, tradition has placed 10,000 men to guard the past"
Maurice Maeterlinck, Dramatist
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Small: The fact that we are I dont know how many millions of people, yet communication, complete communication, is co
"The fact that we are I don't know how many millions of people, yet communication, complete communication, is completely impossible between two of those people, is to me one of the biggest tragic themes in the world"
Georges Simenon, Writer
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Small: Of course, I also gave him the ineffable pleasures of pipe smoking. And no children, because when this charact
"Of course, I also gave him the ineffable pleasures of pipe smoking. And no children, because when this character was created I did not yet have the four children I later had. I must add I also gave him a certain taste for food"
Georges Simenon, Writer
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Small: I saw Mussolini tirelessly contemplate a parade of thousands of young men - Georges Simenon
"I saw Mussolini tirelessly contemplate a parade of thousands of young men"
Georges Simenon, Writer
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Small: You cannot make a socialist revolution without really trying - Ernest Mandel
"You cannot make a socialist revolution without really trying"
Ernest Mandel, Author
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Small: You can have relatively high levels of class consciousness with a lower level of class militancy than one woul
"You can have relatively high levels of class consciousness with a lower level of class militancy than one would have expected"
Ernest Mandel, Author
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Small: On the contrary, history generally confirms that the more conscious and the better you are organized in vangua
"On the contrary, history generally confirms that the more conscious and the better you are organized in vanguard organizations, the more constructively you operate in the mass organizations of the working class"
Ernest Mandel, Author
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Small: Furthermore, there is absolutely no contradiction between the separate organizations of revolutionary vanguard
"Furthermore, there is absolutely no contradiction between the separate organizations of revolutionary vanguard militants and their participation in the mass organizations of the working class"
Ernest Mandel, Author
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Small: Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness - Georges Simenon
"Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness"
Georges Simenon, Writer
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Small: It was night and I could see a large and calm lake, reflecting the moon. Black mountains rose around it.
"It was night and I could see a large and calm lake, reflecting the moon. Black mountains rose around it. I arrived from between two of these mountains, I looked at the lake and the moon, and that was it, nothing else happened"
Georges Simenon, Writer
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Small: You need a vanguard organization in order to overcome the dangerous potential brought about by the uneven deve
"You need a vanguard organization in order to overcome the dangerous potential brought about by the uneven development of class militancy and class consciousness"
Ernest Mandel, Author
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Small: There is a process of social and of political differentiation going on in the real working class all the time
"There is a process of social and of political differentiation going on in the real working class all the time"
Ernest Mandel, Author
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