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Mark TwainSuppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.

—  Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer

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William ShakespeareIf you prick us, do we not bleed? if you tickle us, do we not laugh? if you poison us, do we not die? and if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?

—  William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ The Merchant of Venice

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H.L. MenckenIf we assume that man actually does resemble God, then we are forced into the impossible theory that God is a coward, an idiot and a bounder.

—  H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic

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NapoleonIf I had succeeded, I would have been the greatest man known to history.

—  Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor

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Blaise PascalIf you gain, you gain all. If you lose, you lose nothing. Wager then, without hesitation, that He exists.

—  Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French thinker

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George Bernard ShawWe have no reason to suppose that we are the Creator's last word.

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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Wolfgang GoetheHypotheses are scaffoldings erected in front of a building and then dismantled when the building is finished. They are indispensable for the workman; but you mustn't mistake the scaffolding for the building.

—  Wolfgang Goethe, 1749-1832, German poet & philosopher

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Wolfgang GoetheIf God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise.

—  Wolfgang Goethe, 1749-1832, German poet & philosopher

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Arthur SchopenhauerPhilosophy of religion really amounts to philosophizing on certain favorite assumptions that are not confirmed at all.

—  Arthur Schopenhauer, 1788-1860, German philosopher

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Ludwig Wittgenstein If I cannot say a priori what elementary propositions there are, then the attempt to do so must lead to obvious nonsense.

—  Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1889-1951, Austrian philosopher

Martin HeideggerThe possible ranks higher than the actual.

—  Martin Heidegger, 1889-1976, German philosopher

Marshall McLuhanMost of our assumptions have outlived their uselessness.

—  Marshall McLuhan, 1911-1980, Canadian academic & media theorist

Robert M. PirsigFor every fact there is an infinity of hypotheses.

—  Robert M. Pirsig, 1928-2017, American writer

Latin Quotes

CatullusIf I have led a pure life…

Si vitam puriter egi.

—  Catullus, 84-54 BC, Roman poet

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Funny Quotes

Mark TwainIf Christ were here, there is one thing he would not be—a Christian.

—  Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer

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Steven WrightIf warm air rises, Heaven could be hotter than Hell.

—  Steven Wright, 1955-, American comedian

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Yogi BerraYou wouldn’t have won if we’d beaten you.

—  Yogi Berra, 1925-2015, American baseball player & humorist

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Jay LenoIf God had wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates.

—  Jay Leno, 1950-, American TV host

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Proverbs

English proverbIf wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

—  English proverb

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