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?
I do not hope for any relief, and that is because I have committed no crime.
I'm a jazz philosopher. I believe in improvisation, in spontaneity, in the unexpected.
The opposite of courage is not cowardice, it's conformity.
Be realistic, demand the impossible!
I have long believed that the only way peace can be achieved is through world government.
The Arabs are envious of you and hope destruction for you and they don't like you at all.
I rule Uganda because Uganda needs my strength.
Never tell me to my face that you are a friend of mine, for I will not believe you. I have no friends.
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?
I have so much to do today, I'll need to spend another hour on my knees.
I'd rather be a pig in a sty than a friar in a monastery.
Let those who for a long time, have been robbers, now become knights.
The works and customs of mankind do not seem to be very suitable material to which to apply scientific induction.
Possibly a machine might be made to enjoy this delicious dish, but any attempt to make one do so would be idiotic.
Don't mix a fire with a knife.
Don't step over a balance beam.
Take care that none of them escapes.
I could not dispense with their society.
Apprehended slaves trying to run back to barbarian lands should either have their feet cut off or be sent into the mine.