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 | I know that I know nothing. Εν οίδα ότι ουδέν οίδα. — Socrates, 469-399 BC, Ancient Geek Philosopher ( the “Socratic paradox”; from a Latin quote which was a paraphrase of a Plato’s line and not a real saying by Socrates) 58 likes |
 | Men always want to be a woman’s first love. What women like is to be a man’s last romance. — Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer 25 likes |
 | In the afterlife, we’ll sit around talking about the good old days, when we wished that we were dead. — Samuel Beckett, 1906-1989, Irish writer, Nobel 1969 25 likes |
 | Night, shortly. Mox nox. — Medieval Sundial motto 23 likes |
 | Atheism is a non-prophet organization. — George Carlin, 1936-2008, American comedian 21 likes |
 | A good wife is one who serves her husband in the morning like a mother does, loves him in the day like a sister does and pleases him like a prostitute in the night. — Chanakya, 370-280 π.X., Indian teacher & philosopher 14 likes |
 | Our wisdom comes from our experience, and our experience comes from our foolishness. — Sacha Guitry, 1885-1957, French writer 13 likes |
 | Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art. — Will Durant, 1885-1981, American historian & philosopher 12 likes |
 | Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. — Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881, British Prime Minister 11 likes |
 | Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember, the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you. — Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer 11 likes |
 | The first and only principle of sexual ethics: the accuser is always in the wrong. — Theodore Adorno, 1903-1969, German philosopher 10 likes |
 | Advice is like snow; the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1772-1834, English poet & philosopher 9 likes |
 | Capitalism is the exploitation of man by man, while Marxism is the opposite. — Henri Jeanson, 1900-1970, French critic & columnist 8 likes |
 | We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like? — Jean Cocteau, 1889-1963, French artist 8 likes |
 | Few women inspire tenderness after sex, few men have the courtesy to fake it. — Maurice Chapelan, 1906-1992, French author of maxims & journalist 8 likes |
 | Reading is thinking with some one else's head instead of one's own. — Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860, German philosopher 7 likes |
 | Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying. — Arthur Clarke, 1917-2008, British Sci-Fi writer 7 likes |
 | Some people pay a compliment as if they expected a receipt. — Kin Hubbard, 1868-1930, American cartoonist 7 likes |
 | The difference between pornography and erotica is lighting. — Gloria Leonard, 1940-2014, American pornographic actress 6 likes |
 | How can a nation be called great if its bread tastes like kleenex? — Julia Child, 1912-2004, American chef, author & TV personality. 6 likes |
 | Right now I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before. — Steven Wright, 1955-, American comedian 6 likes |
| I intend to live forever. So far, so good. — Steven Wright, 1955-, American comedian 6 likes |
 | Why can’t I try on different lives, like dresses, to see which one fits me and is most becoming? — Sylvia Plath, 1932-1963, American poet & writer 6 likes |
 | When written in Chinese, the word crisis is composed of two characters: one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity. — John Kennedy, 1917-1963, American President [1961-1963] 6 likes |
| Life is a horizontal fall. — Jean Cocteau, 1889-1963, French artist 6 likes |
 | Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when He did not want to sign. — Théophile Gautier, 1811-1872, French poet & writer 6 likes |
 | I was bored. That's how it began. She bored me, that's how it ended. — Alexandre Dumas, fils, 1824-1895, French writer 6 likes |
 | Imitation is the sincerest of flattery. — Charles Caleb Colton, 1780-1832, English cleric & writer 5 likes |
| I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best. — Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881, British Prime Minister 5 likes |
| Never complain and never explain. — Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881, British Prime Minister 5 likes |
 | I like reality. It tastes like bread. — Jean Anouilh, 1910-1987, French playwright 5 likes |
 | Sex at age 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a rope. — George Burns, 1896-1996, American comedian 5 likes |
 | If we are alone in the Universe, it sure seems like an awful waste of space. — Carl Sagan, 1934-1996, American astronomer 5 likes |
| Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude. — Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer 5 likes |
 | Make no mistake about why these babies are here - they are here to replace us. — Jerry Seinfeld, 1954-, American comedian 4 likes |
 | To be happy you must have taken the measure of your powers, tasted the fruits of your passion, and learned your place in the world. — George Santayana, 1863-1952, Spanish-American philosopher 4 likes |
| The magic of first love is our ignorance that it can ever end. — Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881, British Prime Minister 3 likes |
 | It is never the thing but the version of the thing. — Wallace Stevens, 1879-1955, American poet 3 likes |
| Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don't have film. — Steven Wright, 1955-, American comedian 3 likes |
 | To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research. — Wilson Mizner, 1876-1913, American playwright 3 likes |
 | Sometimes, only one person is missing, and the whole world seems deserted. — Alphonse de Lamartin, 1790-1869, French poet 3 likes |
 | We first make our habits, and then our habits make us. — John Dryden, 1631-1700, English poet 2 likes |
 | Happiness is not a state to arrive at, rather, a manner of traveling. — Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English writer 2 likes |
 | When I hear artists... making fun of businessmen I think of a regiment in which the band makes fun of the cooks. — Anonymous 2 likes |
 | Parkinson’s law: Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. — Northcote Parkinson, 1909-1993, British historian 2 likes |
 | Noblest of all dogs is the hot-dog; it feeds the hand that bites it. — Laurence J Peter, 1919-1990, Canadian writer & educator 2 likes |
 | Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr., 1940-2021, American self-help writer 2 likes |
 | If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much. — Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, American self-help speker 2 likes |
 | Come friends, it's not too late to seek a newer world. — Alfred Tennyson, 1809-1892, English poet 2 likes |
 | Man begins by loving sex and ends by loving a woman. Woman begins by loving a man and ends by loving sex. |
