Seeing ourselves as others see us would probably confirm our worst suspicions about them.
Franklin P. AdamsTags: cynical
No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.
François de La RochefoucauldOne cannot answer for his courage when he has never been in danger.
François de La RochefoucauldTags: life courage danger cynical
Nothing is more humbling than to look with a strong magnifying glass at an insect so tiny that the naked eye sees only the barest speck and to discover that nevertheless it is sculpted and articulated and striped with the same care and imagination as a zebra. Apparently it does not occur to nature whether or not a creature is within our range of vision, and the suspicion arises that even the zebra was not designed for our benefit.
Rudolf ArnheimSometimes life takes hold of one, carries the body along, accomplishes one's history, and yet is not real, but leaves oneself as it were slurred over.
D.H. LawrenceTags: life-lessons cynical
When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
Arthur C. ClarkeScience is nothing but trained and organized common sense, differing from the latter only as a veteran may differ from a raw recruit: and its methods differ from those of common sense only as far as the guardsman's cut and thrust differ from the manner in which a savage wields his club.
Thomas Henry HuxleyIf you're too open-minded; your brains will fall out.
Lawrence FerlinghettiTags: humour funny cynical beatnik
My congratulations to you, sir. Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
Samuel JohnsonTags: humour funny cynical review
Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are economical in its use.
Mark TwainTags: humour funny cynical review
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