Misattributed Quotes

Famous quotes that didn't come from who you think — verified origins of the most commonly misattributed sayings — 86 sayings

Who made the moon, and the sun, and the stars, which show the path to the believer?

— Zoroaster c. 1500-1000 BCE
Inspirational

I do not hope for any relief, and that is because I have committed no crime.

— Galileo Galilei Post-1633
Inspirational

I'm a jazz philosopher. I believe in improvisation, in spontaneity, in the unexpected.

— Cornel West 2008
Inspirational

The opposite of courage is not cowardice, it's conformity.

— Jordan Peterson 2018
Inspirational

Be realistic, demand the impossible!

— Che Guevara Unknown
Inspirational

I have long believed that the only way peace can be achieved is through world government.

— Jawaharlal Nehru Unknown
Inspirational

The Arabs are envious of you and hope destruction for you and they don't like you at all.

— Muammar Gaddafi Unknown
Inspirational

I rule Uganda because Uganda needs my strength.

— Idi Amin c. 1971-1979
Inspirational

Never tell me to my face that you are a friend of mine, for I will not believe you. I have no friends.

— Cornelius Vanderbilt unknown
Inspirational

For what fortress, what city, in the wide extent of the Roman empire, can hope to exist, secure and impregnable, if it is our pleasure that it should be erased from the earth?

— Attila the Hun c. 450 AD
Inspirational

I have so much to do today, I'll need to spend another hour on my knees.

— Martin Luther c. 1530s-1540s
Wisdom

I'd rather be a pig in a sty than a friar in a monastery.

— Martin Luther c. 1530s-1540s
Wisdom

Let those who for a long time, have been robbers, now become knights.

— Pope Urban II 1095
Wisdom

The works and customs of mankind do not seem to be very suitable material to which to apply scientific induction.

— Alan Turing 1950
Wisdom

Possibly a machine might be made to enjoy this delicious dish, but any attempt to make one do so would be idiotic.

— Alan Turing c. 1950
Wisdom

Don't mix a fire with a knife.

— Pythagoras c. 570-495 BCE (interpreted 3rd century CE)
Wisdom

Don't step over a balance beam.

— Pythagoras c. 570-495 BCE (interpreted 3rd century CE)
Wisdom

Take care that none of them escapes.

— Charlemagne c. 880-887 (recorded)
Wisdom

I could not dispense with their society.

— Charlemagne c. 817-830 (recorded)
Wisdom

Apprehended slaves trying to run back to barbarian lands should either have their feet cut off or be sent into the mine.

— Constantine the Great c. 313-321 CE
Wisdom
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