“If one tells the truth, one is sure, sooner or later, to be found out.”
Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
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Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young
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“In examinations the foolish ask questions that the wise cannot answer.”
Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
“Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions.”
Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
“The old believe everything; the middle-aged suspect everything; the young know everything.”
Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
“One should always be a little improbable.”
Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
“Conformity is the last refuge of the unimaginitive”
Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
Variant: Ambition is the last refuge of the failure
Context: Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.
“Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious”
Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894)
Variant: Patriotism is the vice of nations.
