All intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to think them again. Goethe
A talent is formed in stillness, a character in the world’s torrent. Goethe
Nothing is as terrible to see as ignorance in action. Goethe
Impotent hatred is the most horrible of all emotions; one should hate nobody whom one cannot destroy. Goethe
It is better to do the most trifling thing in the world than to regard half an hour as a trifle. Goethe
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There are three faithful friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money. Benjamin Franklin
Where there is marriage without love, there will be love without marriage. Benjamin Franklin
If you would persuade, you must appeal to interest rather than intellect. Benjamin Franklin
The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance. Benjamin Franklin
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The Middle Eastern states aren’t nations; they’re quarrels with borders. P J O’Rourke
Very little is known of the Canadian country since it is rarely visited by anyone but the Queen and illiterate sport fishermen. P J O’Rourke
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. P J O’Rourke
Italy is not technically part of the Third World, but no one has told the Italians. P J O’Rourke
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An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. Mahatma Gandhi
Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes. Mahatma Gandhi
I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers. Mahatma Gandhi
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Mahatma Gandhi
Prayer is not an old woman’s idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action. Mahatma Gandhi
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Reality, however utopian, is something from which people feel the need of taking pretty frequent holidays. Aldous Huxley
Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad. Aldous Huxley
Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him. Aldous Huxley
After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music. Aldous Huxley
It is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions. Aldous Huxley
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No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority. Joseph Addison
Self discipline is that which, next to virtue, truly and essentially raises one man above another. Joseph Addison
Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter. Joseph Addison
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. Joseph Addison