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1. 'Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.'
'Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?'
Who was the intelligent, far-sighted person of the 19th century who made the above observations?
2. 'A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.'
'A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.'
Which oft quoted leader of WWll came up with these gems?
3. 'Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.'
'True friends stab you in the front.'
Which brilliant writer, often maligned in his time, was the author of these words of wisdom?
4. 'Acting is all about honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made.'
'Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle.'
'When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick'.
This person was a master of ad lib, he was part of a double act for many years, his birth name was 'Naftaly Birnbaum'.
5. 'Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.'
'It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.'
Which leader of the twentieth century made these observations?
6. 'A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.'
'Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.'
What master of the martial arts gave us these pearls of wisdom?
7. 'Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be.'
'Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind.'
Which Theologian and Humanitarian gave us these wise words?
8. 'Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other who never forgets them'.
'Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave when they think that their children are naive.'
Which poet, who often gave his literary gems in a rhyming couplet, gave us these?
9. 'It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.'
'Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.'
'Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.'
From which military 'maverick' did these words issue?
10. 'We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.'
'He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.'
'Familiarity breeds contempt.'
Which philosophic story teller gave us these keen observations on life?
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