Humorous Sayings

462 sayings found from 462 authors

The government is not a babysitter.

— Ayn Rand 1959
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Neurotics build castles in the air, psychotics live in them, and psychiatrists collect the rent.

— Sigmund Freud Approx. mid-20th century
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I would rather be whole than good.

— Carl Jung 1944
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We are what we have been rewarded for being.

— B.F. Skinner 1969
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The world is a bad master, and it does not pay to serve it.

— William James 1867
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I have nothing. Therefore, I am always rich.

— Diogenes c. 350 BCE
Self-Deprecating

For in their own eyes they are like the gods, and look down on other mortals with contempt.

— Erasmus 1511
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If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.

— Blaise Pascal 1657
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He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.

— Edmund Burke 1770
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If you think tough men are dangerous, wait until you see what weak men are capable of.

— Jordan Peterson 2018
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Humans are now hackable animals.

— Yuval Noah Harari 2020
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The oppressed know that they are oppressed, but they do not know the causes of their oppression.

— Paulo Freire 1968
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Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.

— Rumi 13th Century
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Indeed, indeed, Repentance oft before I swore—but was I sober when I swore?

— Omar Khayyam c. 11th-12th century
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A man is born for sincerity. If he is not sincere, he will not be able to live.

— Mencius c. 4th century BCE
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A man's learning is not complete until he ceases to learn.

— Xunzi c. 3rd century BCE
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Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a forest dark, For the straightforward pathway had been lost.

— Dante Alighieri c. 1308-1321
Self-Deprecating

I often think that the only way to be happy is to be ignorant.

— Leo Tolstoy 1862
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Beauty will save the world.

— Fyodor Dostoevsky 1869
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My advice is, never do to-morrow what you can do to-day. Procrastination is the thief of time.

— Charles Dickens 1850
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