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...
A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing
Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's ...
Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do
French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit, his criticism of Christianity, es...
You may live to see man-made horrors beyond your comprehension
Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist who is best known for his ...
The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men
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 in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered
Greek tragedian. He is often described as the father of tragedy. Academics' knowledge of the genre begins wi...
Blushing is the most peculiar and most human of all expressions
English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution.
I do not think you can name many great inventions that have been made by married men
Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist who is best known for his ...
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...