The final delusion… Maurice Chapelain
The final delusion is the belief that one has lost all delusions.
Maurice Chapelain
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It is better to… James Thurber
It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
James Thurber
US author, cartoonist, humorist, & satirist (1894 - 1961)
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#3530. That which… California Civil Code
#3530. That which does not appear to exist is to be regarded as if it did not exist.
California Civil Code, “Maxims of Jurisprudence”
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Everybody gets so… Gertrude Stein
Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.
Gertrude Stein
US author in France (1874 - 1946)
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Being in the army… Blake Clark
Being in the army is like being in the Boy Scouts, except that the Boy Scouts have adult supervision.
Blake Clark
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Thank God kids… Lily Tomlin
Thank God kids never mean well
Lily Tomlin
US actress & comedienne (1939 - )
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#3529. That which… California Civil Code
#3529. That which ought to have been done is to be regarded as done.
California Civil Code, “Maxims of Jurisprudence”
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Both the cockroach… Joseph Wood Krutch
Both the cockroach and the bird would get along very well without us, although the cockroach would miss us most.
Joseph Wood Krutch
US author & critic (1893 - 1970)
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War is a series of… Georges Clemenceau
War is a series of catastrophes that results in a victory.
Georges Clemenceau
French politician (1841 - 1929)
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A child is a curly,… Ralph Waldo Emerson
A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
US essayist & poet (1803 - 1882)
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#3528. The law… California Civil Code
#3528. The law respects form less than substance.
California Civil Code, “Maxims of Jurisprudence”
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The capacity of… H. L. Mencken
The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal.
H. L. Mencken
US editor (1880 - 1956)
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Military justice is… Georges Clemenceau
Military justice is to justice what military music is to music.
Georges Clemenceau
French politician (1841 - 1929)
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All children are… Denis Diderot
All children are essentially criminal.
Denis Diderot
French author, encyclopedist, & philosopher (1713 - 1784)
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#1597. Everything… California Civil Code
#1597. Everything is deemed possible except that which is impossible in the nature of things.
California Civil Code, “Object of a Contract”
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Most human beings… Aldous Huxley
Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.
Aldous Huxley
English critic & novelist (1894 - 1963)
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Anyone who says he… Groucho Marx
Anyone who says he can see through women is missing a lot.
Groucho Marx
US comedian with Marx Brothers (1890 - 1977)
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My wife and I tried… Sir Winston Churchill
My wife and I tried to breakfast together, but we had to stop or our marriage would have been wrecked.
Sir Winston Churchill
British politician (1874 - 1965)
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Voting for the… Henry David Thoreau
Voting for the right is doing nothing for it.
Henry David Thoreau, “An Essay on Civil Disobedience,” 1849.
US Transcendentalist author (1817 - 1862)
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Honesty is the best… Mark Twain
Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it.
Mark Twain
US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910)
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My mother loved… Groucho Marx
My mother loved children - she would have given anything if I had been one.
Groucho Marx
US comedian with Marx Brothers (1890 - 1977)
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It is one of the… Voltaire
It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity could be a virtue.
Voltaire
French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 - 1778)
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The reasonable man… George Bernard Shaw
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
George Bernard Shaw
Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950)
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Honesty is a good… Don Marquis
Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control.
Don Marquis
US humorist (1878 - 1937)
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May God defend me… Voltaire
May God defend me from my friends; I can defend myself from my enemies.
Voltaire
French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 - 1778)
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A liberal is… G. Gordon Liddy
A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money.
G. Gordon Liddy
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An honest election,… Jose Marie Gil Robles
An honest election, under democracy, is an act of innocence which does not take place more than once in the history of a given nation.
Jose Marie Gil Robles, speech in Madrid, 1933
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Oh, life is a… Dorothy Parker
Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song, A medley of extemporanea; And love is a thing that can never go wrong; And I am Marie of Romania.
Dorothy Parker, Not So Deep as a Well (1937), “Comment”
US author, humorist, poet, & wit (1893 - 1967)
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Difficulties are… William Ellery Channing
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
William Ellery Channing
US abolitionist & clergyman (1780 - 1842)
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A casual stroll… Friedrich Nietzsche
A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844 - 1900)
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Vote early and vote… Al Capone
Vote early and vote often.
Al Capone
US gangster (1899 - 1947)
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In Hollywood a… Rita Rudner
In Hollywood a marriage is a success if it outlasts milk.
Rita Rudner
US comedian
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This poem will… Voltaire
This poem will never reach its destination.
Voltaire
French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 - 1778)
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Many a man has… Maurice Chevalier
Many a man has fallen in love with a girl in a light so dim he would not have chosen a suit by it.
Maurice Chevalier
French entertainer (1888 - 1972)
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I never vote for… W.C. Fields
I never vote for anyone; I always vote against.
W.C. Fields
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Events in the past… William Ralph Inge
Events in the past may be roughly divided into those which probably never happened and those which do not matter.
William Ralph Inge
English author & Anglican prelate (1860 - 1954)
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Anything that is… Voltaire
Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.
Voltaire
French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 - 1778)
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Responsiblity is a… Admiral Hyman Rickover
Responsiblity is a unique concept. It can only reside and inhere in a single individual. You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you. You may disclaim it, but you cannot divest yourself of it.
Admiral Hyman Rickover
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Although prepared… Sir Winston Churchill
Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed.
Sir Winston Churchill
British politician (1874 - 1965)
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It is a curious… Evelyn Waugh
It is a curious thing… that every creed promises a paradise which will be absolutely uninhabitable for anyone of civilized taste.
Evelyn Waugh
English novelist & satirist (1903 - 1966)
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I get my exercise… Chauncey Depew
I get my exercise acting as a pallbearer to my friends who exercise.
Chauncey Depew
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If men could get… Florynce Kennedy
If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament.
Florynce Kennedy
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There is nothing… Sir Winston Churchill
There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at without result.
Sir Winston Churchill
British politician (1874 - 1965)
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If a man who cannot… Stanislaw Lec
If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he entitled to happiness?
Stanislaw Lec, “Unkempt Thoughts”
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To be stupid,… Gustave Flaubert
To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.
Gustave Flaubert
French realist novelist (1821 - 1880)
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Health nuts are… Redd Foxx
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.
Redd Foxx
US comedian (1922 - 1991)
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If there were a… Ludwig Wittgenstein
If there were a verb meaning “to believe falsely,” it would not have any significant first person, present indicative.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Austrian philosopher (1889 - 1951)
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Glory is fleeting,… Napoleon Bonaparte
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Napoleon Bonaparte
French general & politician (1769 - 1821)
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What is the… Vilhjalmur Stefansson
What is the difference between unethical and ethical advertising? Unethical advertising uses falsehoods to deceive the public; ethical advertising uses truth to deceive the public.
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, “Discovery”, 1964
Canadian explorer & ethnologist (1879 - 1962)
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One of the keys to… Rita Mae Brown
One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.
Rita Mae Brown
US author and social activist
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