Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes. Oscar Wilde
Punctuality is the thief of time. Oscar Wilde
A man cannot be too careful in his choice of enemies. Oscar Wilde
Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live. It is asking others to live as one wishes to live. Oscar Wilde
Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same. Oscar Wilde
Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people. Oscar Wilde
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There is no rule more invariable than that we are paid for our suspicions by finding what we suspected. Henry David Thoreau
The language of friendship is not words but meanings. Henry David Thoreau
That government is best which governs least. Henry David Thoreau
If one advances confidently in the direction of one’s dreams, and endeavours to live the life which one has imagined, one will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. Henry David Thoreau
I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude. Henry David Thoreau
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Faith is believing what you know ain’t so. Mark Twain
Golf is a good walk spoiled. Mark Twain
I have never let my schooling interfere with my education. Mark Twain
Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed. Mark Twain
The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter. Mark Twain
Get the facts first. You can distort them later. Mark Twain
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History will be kind to me for I intend to write it. Winston Churchill
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. Winston Churchill
The optimist sees opportunity in every danger; the pessimist sees danger in every opportunity. Winston Churchill
If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time – a tremendous whack. Winston Churchill
The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction. Samuel Johnson
Those who do not feel pain seldom think that it is felt. Samuel Johnson
Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble. Samuel Johnson
He that fails in his endeavours after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage. Samuel Johnson
To marry a second time represents the triumph of hope over experience. Samuel Johnson
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Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal. Friedrich Nietzsche
The idealist is incorrigible: if he is thrown out of heaven he makes an ideal of his hell. Friedrich Nietzsche
The surest way to corrupt a young man is to teach him to esteem more highly those who think alike than those who think differently. Friedrich Nietzsche
So long as men praise you, you can only be sure that you are not yet on your own true path but on someone else’s. Friedrich Nietzsche
Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies. Friedrich Nietzsche
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