Humorous Sayings

462 sayings found from 462 authors

We have finished the job. What shall we do with the tools?

— Haile Selassie Undated
Work & Money

If by their fruits we shall know them, they must first grow the fruits.

— Kwame Nkrumah Undated
General

I don't trust a man who wears a tie; it's like he's hiding something!

— Julius Nyerere Approx. 1970s
Self-Deprecating

I don't think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I'm just rather flexible and adaptable.

— Aung San Suu Kyi 2012
Self-Deprecating

I'm lazy. But it's the lazy people who invented the wheel and the bicycle because they didn't like walking or carrying things.

— Lech Walesa Unknown
Life & Aging

Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.

— Vaclav Havel 1990
General

We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.

— Desmond Tutu April 15, 2001
General

The meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.

— Indira Gandhi Unknown
General

No, I am not pregnant. I am fat. And, as the Prime Minister, its my right to be fat if I want to.

— Benazir Bhutto Late 1980s/Early 1990s (approximate)
Self-Deprecating

It's very simple, I just tell my sad story, and people weep.

— Corazon Aquino Unknown, during or after her presidency
General

There was no other like me, no other king who could stand before me, for I am the chosen of Ra, the son of Osiris, the living Horus on earth.

— Ramesses II c. 13th Century BCE
Self-Deprecating

If any one strike the body of a man higher in rank than he, he shall receive sixty blows with an ox-whip in public.

— Hammurabi c. 1754 BCE
General

Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you!

— Pericles c. 431 BCE
General

I would rather lose all my lands than be king of heretics.

— Philip II of Spain 1566
General

I'm extremely glad for you, Messire. Great tidings! Now you can read Cervantes in the original.

— Louis XIV Approx. 17th Century
Food & Drink

Dogs, would you live forever?

— Frederick the Great 1757
General

Women that bear children must exist in Zululand only.

— Shaka Zulu Approx. early 19th Century
General

I hate all White people.

— Sitting Bull 1884
General

Who is the White Nantan to think he can pit his power against that of Usen?

— Geronimo 1886 (approximate)
General

My best friend is he who rights my wrongs or reproaches my mistakes.

— Jose de San Martin Undated, but likely during his active years as a leader (early 19th century)
General
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