Memorable Funny Old English Quotes

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"The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."
Walter Bagehot
"A committee is the only place where people can speak without the value of their contribution being known."
Anonymous
"All that glitters is not gold; often have you heard that told."
William Shakespeare
"A penny for your thoughts is a penny earned."
Robert Browning
"To err is human; to forgive, divine."
Alexander Pope
"If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball."
Patches O'Houlihan
"You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs."
François de Charette
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"There is nothing so stupid as the educated man if you get him off the thing he was educated in."
Will Rogers
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
Oscar Wilde
"There's nothing funnier than someone who takes themselves too seriously."
Anonymous
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."
Jane Austen
"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."
Louisa May Alcott
"If I was a girl, I'd be my best friend."
Anonymous
"Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans."
Allen Saunders
"I have nothing to declare except my genius."
Oscar Wilde
"He who laughs last thinks slowest."
Anonymous
"I told you I was ill."
Spike Milligan
"The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you've got it made."
Jean Giraudoux
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
Oscar Wilde
"It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes."
Douglas Adams
"Some days you're the pigeon, some days you're the statue."
Anonymous
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"I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but I see you are unarmed."
Anonymous
"A fool may give a wise man counsel."
John Milton
"The more I see of men, the more I like dogs."
Madame de Staël
"He who laughs last, laughs best."
Proverb
"When in doubt, tell the truth."
Mark Twain
"It is better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."
Mark Twain
"I am not young enough to know everything."
James Matthew Barrie
"The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces."
Will Rogers
"A gaffer's job is to keep the players' spirits up on the way to the gig. To that end, he must be funny. Do not underestimate the power of humor."
John Steinbeck
"To err is human; to really foul things up requires a computer."
Dan Rather
"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat."
Winston Churchill
"I would rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy."
Dorothy Parker
"I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters."
Donald Trump
"It’s hard to be humble when you’re as great as I am."
Muhammad Ali
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"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about."
Oscar Wilde
"I didn't fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong."
Benjamin Franklin
"A man in love is incomplete until he is married. After that, he is finished."
Zsa Zsa Gabor
"I don’t need you to tell me how good I am."
Unknown
"If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of payments."
Earl Wilson
"If we’re not supposed to eat midnight snacks, why is there even a light in the fridge?"
Unknown
"Show me a man with a big ego, and I’ll show you a man with a small one."
John McCarthy
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."
Dr. Seuss
"I shall call it a 'hobby' instead of a 'waste of time'!"
Anonymous
"A man may learn wisdom even from a foe."
Aristophanes
"Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana."
Groucho Marx
"The pen is mightier than the sword, but not nearly as funny."
Anonymous
"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."
Jonathan Swift
"You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs, but who wants to clean up that mess?"
Anonymous
"I can resist anything but temptation."
Oscar Wilde
"I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not sure."
Anonymous
"Behind every great man, there is a woman rolling her eyes."
Jim Carrey
"Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please."
Mark Twain
"If I had a dollar for every time I had a dollar, I’d be rich."
Anonymous
"I’m not arguing, I’m just explaining why I’m right."
Anonymous
"He who laughs last didn't get the joke."
Charles de Gaulle
"I’m on a whiskey diet. I’ve lost three days already."
Anonymous
"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will."
Vince Lombardi
"If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of payments."
Earl Wilson
"I don’t suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it."
Anonymous
"I finally know what I want to be when I grow up. I want to be a kid again."
Anonymous
"Some people are like clouds. When they disappear, it's a beautiful day."
Anonymous
"If you're going to be late, you might as well make a grand entrance!"
Anonymous
"If you can't convince them, confuse them."
Harry S. Truman
"Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth."
Anonymous
"Never put off till tomorrow what you can put off today."
Anonymous
"A day without laughter is a day wasted."
Charlie Chaplin
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."
Abraham Lincoln
"I can’t give you anything but love, baby. That’s the only thing I’ve plenty of."
Gus Kahn
"To be or not to be, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles."
William Shakespeare
"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity."
Proverbs 17:17
"For if there be no enemy, the battle is a matter of mere sport."
John Bunyan
"There is nothing good or bad, but thinking makes it so."
William Shakespeare
"Penny wise, pound foolish."
Benjamin Franklin
"I may be a madman, but I’m not a fool!"
Henry Fielding
"A man of wit can often be mistaken for a fool; thus, he avoids the risk."
Benjamin Franklin
"The best way to predict your future is to create it."
Abraham Lincoln
"Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter."
Anonymous
"There is no remedy for love but to love more."
Henry David Thoreau
"The greatest tragedy in life is not death, but a life without a purpose."
Vincent Van Gogh
"A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life."
Charles Darwin
"I have of late, but wherefore I know not, lost all my mirth; forgone all custom of exercises; and indeed, it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory."
William Shakespeare
"He that will not reflect is a ruined man."
Joseph Conrad
"A rich man's joke is always funny."
Thomas Mann
"Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired."
Jules Renard
"Many will be put to the test, but only the valiant will be rewarded."
Anonymous
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
Jane Austen
"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."
Marcel Proust
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"There's nothing funny about a dislocated shoulder."
Robin Williams
"The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat."
Anonymous
"Common sense is not so common."
Voltaire
"I'm on the patch of the moment, not the plan."
Anonymous
"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool."
William Shakespeare
"It is a wise father that knows his own child."
William Shakespeare
"The better part of Valour, is Discretion."
William Shakespeare
"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings."
William Shakespeare
"Do not go gentle into that good night, old age should burn and rave at close of day."
Dylan Thomas
"If you cannot understand my argument, and declare 'It's Greek to me', you are not alone."
William Shakespeare
"The lady doth protest too much, methinks."
William Shakespeare
"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."
William Shakespeare
"The time is out of joint; O cursed spite, that ever I was born to set it right!"
William Shakespeare
"What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
William Shakespeare
"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players."
William Shakespeare
"Life is but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more."
William Shakespeare
"Brevity is the soul of wit."
William Shakespeare
"Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once."
William Shakespeare
"I am not what I am."
William Shakespeare
"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."
William Shakespeare
"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em."
William Shakespeare
"Parting is such sweet sorrow."
William Shakespeare
"All that glitters is not gold."
William Shakespeare
"The rules of fair play do not apply in a courtroom."
Jesse Ventura
"A penny saved is a penny earned."
Benjamin Franklin
"Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you’ve got to start young."
Theodore Roosevelt
"Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd rather have been talking."
Mark Twain
"You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old."
George Burns
"Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter."
Unknown
"As you age, you might find it harder to remember things, especially names. Just remember that during that time, many are likely to forget your own name as well!"
Unknown
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