The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions
Italian polymath of the Renaissance whose areas of interest included invention, drawing, painting, sculpting...
Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game
German writer and statesman. His works include: four novels; epic and lyric poetry; prose and verse dramas; ...
The measure of a man is what he does with power
Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and foun...
I have far more confidence in the one man who works mentally and bodily at a matter than in the six who merely talk about it
English chemist and physicist (or natural philosopher, in the terminology of the time) who contributed to th...
In heaven, all the interesting people are missing
German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet, philologist, and Latin and Greek scholar whose work has...
I have talked with great men, and I do not see how they differ from others
American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until hi...
I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing
Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and foun...
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool
English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the w...
It is dangerous for a human being to be too self-confident
Hanbali Sunni Muslim preacher, orator, ascetic, mystic, sayyid, faqih, and theologian who was known for bein...
Man is the cruelest animal
German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet, philologist, and Latin and Greek scholar whose work has...
