1. “Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it.”
2. “The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set a limit to infinite error.”
3. “No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.”
4. “He who laughs last has not yet heard the bad news.”
5. “Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.”
6. “Why be a man when you can be a success.”
7. “All artforms are in the service of the greatest of all arts: the art of living.”
8. “He who fights, can lose. He who doesn’t fight, has already lost.”
9. “Every time you name yourself, you name someone else.”
10. “Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is at their heels.”
11. “It is easier to rob by setting up a bank than by holding up a bank clerk.”
12. “Whenever there are great virtues, it’s sure sign something’s wrong.”
13. “One must live well to know what living is.”
14. “Thinking is one of the greatest pleasures of the human race.”
15. “People who understand everything get no stories.”
16. “Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.”
17. “When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible.”
18. “You can make a fresh start with your final breath.”
19. “The main objective is to learn to think crudely. Crude thinking is the great one’s thinking.”
20. “The world of knowledge takes crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn.”
