Egotist: a person more interested in himself than in me. Ambrose Bierce
Noise: a stench in the ear. The chief product and authenticating sign of civilization. Ambrose Bierce
A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself. He makes his failure certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it. Ambrose Bierce
All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher. Ambrose Bierce
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. Albert Einstein
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. Albert Einstein
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. Albert Einstein
A man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. He sits on a hot stove for a minute, it’s longer than any hour. That is relativity. Albert Einstein
Before God we are all equally wise – and equally foolish. Albert Einstein
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Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us. Thomas Jefferson
The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers. Thomas Jefferson
Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing. Thomas Jefferson
If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. Thomas Jefferson
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As a general rule, nobody has money who ought to have it. Benjamin Disraeli
The magic of first love is our ignorance that it can ever end. Benjamin Disraeli
Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action. Benjamin Disraeli
It is easier to be critical than correct. Benjamin Disraeli
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. Benjamin Disraeli
What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens. Benjamin Disraeli
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There is no nonsense so arrant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate government action. Bertrand Russell
What men really want is not knowledge but certainty. Bertrand Russell
Most people would rather die than think; in fact, they do so. Bertrand Russell
A sense of duty is useful in work, but offensive in personal relations. Bertrand Russell
Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric. Bertrand Russell
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The great artists of the world are never Puritans, and seldom even ordinarily respectable. H L Mencken
It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place. H L Mencken
Conscience is the inner voice which warns us that someone may be looking. H L Mencken
Criticism is prejudice made plausible. H L Mencken
For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong. H L Mencken
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