All the Best Quotes

Albert Einstein Quotes

Albert Einstein quotesEverything 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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Thomas Jefferson Quotes

Thomas Jefferson quotesResort 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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Benjamin Disraeli Quotes

Benjamin Disraeli quotesAs 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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Bertrand Russell Quotes

Bertrand Russell quotesThere 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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H L Mencken Quotes

H L Mencken quotesThe 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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Oscar Wilde Quotes

Oscar Wilde quotesExperience 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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Henry David Thoreau Quotes

Henry David Thoreau quotesThere 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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Mark Twain Quotes

Mark Twain quotesFaith 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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Winston Churchill Quotes

Winston Churchill quotesHistory 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

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Samuel Johnson Quotes

Samuel Johnson quotesThe 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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