“Whoever said that childhood is the happiest time of your life is a liar, or a fool.”

“Whoever is in control of the hell in your life, is your devil.”

John Henrik Clarke (1915–1998) American historian and writer

“A man who says he feels no fear is either a fool or a liar.”

Fred Dibnah (1938–2004) English steeplejack and television personality, with a keen interest in mechanical engineering

“Value Time: Our time on the earth is limited. There are so many things to do in this limited life span. So you have to manage your day and time wisely. Don’t be a fool to waste your precious time and life.”

Thich Nhat Tu (1969) Vietnamese philosopher

“Denying the undeniable just makes you sound like a fool as well as a liar.”

Ally Carter book Only the Good Spy Young

“I always say that the times in my life when I've been happiest are the times when I've seen, like, a sunset.”

Chris Evans (actor) (1981) American actor

“Love doesn't conquer everything. And whoever thinks it does is a fool.”

Donna Tartt book The Secret History

“There is no liar like the one who lies to himself. He has a fool indeed for an audience.”

Jane Yolen (1939) American speculative fiction and children's writer

“Someday, somewhere - anywhere, unfailingly, you'll find yourself, and that, and only that, can be the happiest or bitterest hour of your life.”

Pablo Neruda (1904–1973) Chilean poet

“It has been said of compliments, that men are most flattered by having the merits attributed to them which they least possess; but as it is only by liars that such compliments can be proffered, so it is only with fools that they can find a favourable acceptation.”

Henry Taylor (1800–1886) English playwright and poet