Top 380 Wisdom Quotes

The flattery of posterity is not worth much more than contemporary flattery, which is worth nothing.

A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading.

I don’t believe Fermat had a proof. I think he fooled himself into thinking he had a proof.

I have seldom known a person who deserted the truth in trifles and then could be trusted in matters of importance.

No one is worthy of a good home here or in heaven that is not willing to be in peril for a good cause.

Long words, fat talk — they may tell us something about ourselves. Has the passion for fat in the language increased as self-confidence has waned?

Jack Benny's idea of roughing it is to go two days without a manicure!