“Curiouser and curiouser!”
Alice · Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1865
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649 quotes on wisdom and truth — from the classics to the everyday.
“If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.”
The Cheshire Cat · Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1865 (paraphrased from the exchange)
“Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
The White Queen · Through the Looking-Glass, 1871
“Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common.”
Satchel Paige
“My feet ain't got nothing to do with my nerves.”
Satchel Paige
“You win a few, you lose a few. Some get rained out. But you got to dress for all of them.”
Satchel Paige
“I never rush myself. See, they can't start the game without me.”
Satchel Paige
“Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don't move.”
Satchel Paige
“Go very light on the vices, such as carrying on in society. The social ramble ain't restful.”
Satchel Paige · from his rules for staying young
“Keep the juices flowing by jangling around gently as you move.”
Satchel Paige · from his rules for staying young
“If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.”
Satchel Paige · from his rules for staying young
“Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.”
Satchel Paige
“How old would you be if you didn't know how old you was?”
Satchel Paige
“Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.”
Satchel Paige · part of his rules for staying young
“Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone.”
Dorothy Parker
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
Albert Einstein
“If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.”
Oscar Wilde
