Miscellaneous quotes
973 quotes from 439 people
Xunzi313–231 BCOften credited to ConfuciusNot everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.
WCWilliam Bruce CameronOften credited to Albert EinsteinAll that is gold does not glitter; not all those that wander are lost.
J. R. R. Tolkien1892–1973The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.
Winston Churchill1874–1965As cited in The Forbes Book of Business Quotations (2007), Ed. Goodwin, Black Dog Publishing, p. 49
Albert Einstein1879–1955Repeated throughout his life (with variants); see: Quote InvestigatorWe are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
Oscar Wilde1854–1900Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892), Act IIIA man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
Oscar Wilde1854–1900Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892), Act IIISome men see things as they are and say why—I dream things that never were and say why not.
Never ascribe to malice, that which can be explained by incompetence.
- J. R. R. Tolkien1892–1973The Fellowship of the Ring (1954), Bilbo’s farewell speech
