"A tree fears an axe even though its handle is made from it."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Irony, Tree, Axe, Handle, Fear

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"I have forgotten all about my school days. I have a vague impression that they were detestable."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

Irony, School, Memory, Regret, Youth

"If there were a master of stupidity in this world, I would really love to listen to his success story."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Irony, Wisdom, Truth, Humor, Stupidity

"Sometimes life has a cruel sense of humor, giving you the thing you always wanted at the worst time possible."

Lisa Kleypas, American Novelist

Irony, Time, Desire, Life

"Irony, we want to dance like robots and want robots to dance like us."

Vikrmn, Indian Author

Irony, Dance, Technology, Humanity

"Some victories are merely defeat wearing the wrong clothing."

Kiersten White, American Author

Irony, Victory, Defeat, Perception

"It is the oldest ironies that are still the most satisfying: man, when preparing for bloody war, will orate loudly and most eloquently in the name of peace."

Alan Moore, British Writer

Irony, War, Peace, Speech

"A peaceful refuge in which to rediscover each other, we thought,, not realizing that, while golf and fishing are Scotland's most popular outdoor sports, gossip is the most popular indoor sport."

Diana Gabaldon, American Author

Irony, Gossip, Community, Illusion, Expectation

"Apologize: To lay the foundation for a future offence."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

Irony, Apology, Offense, Future

"It is not true that the English invented cricket as a way of making all other human endeavors look interesting and lively, that was merely an unintended side effect."

Bill Bryson, American Writer

Irony, Humor, Tradition, Sports

"With the persistent loud voice, fool asks us to respect serenity."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Irony, Truth, Power, Wisdom

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"Welcome the righteous, avoid the wicked, and yet open both arms to the repentant. Whoever receives them receives God."

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"One who conquers others is great, one who conquers the world is mighty, but one who conquers himself is divine."

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"I have forgotten all about my school days. I have a vague impression that they were detestable."

"If there were a master of stupidity in this world, I would really love to listen to his success story."

"Sometimes life has a cruel sense of humor, giving you the thing you always wanted at the worst time possible."

"Irony, we want to dance like robots and want robots to dance like us."

"Some victories are merely defeat wearing the wrong clothing."

"It is the oldest ironies that are still the most satisfying: man, when preparing for bloody war, will orate loudly and most eloquently in the name of peace."

"A peaceful refuge in which to rediscover each other, we thought,, not realizing that, while golf and fishing are Scotland's most popular outdoor sports, gossip is the most popular indoor sport."

"Apologize: To lay the foundation for a future offence."

"It is not true that the English invented cricket as a way of making all other human endeavors look interesting and lively, that was merely an unintended side effect."

"With the persistent loud voice, fool asks us to respect serenity."

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"Light travels half away around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on."

"A sage's mind is greater than a warrior's sword."

"If men could fit water into their pockets, the ocean would be empty."

"Don't think about sharks when you are walking on water."

"Knowledge is the path, understanding is the way, wisdom is the highway, and enlightenment is the destination."

"The size of the seed does not determine the size of the tree."

"Welcome the righteous, avoid the wicked, and yet open both arms to the repentant. Whoever receives them receives God."

"One who conquers others is great, one who conquers the world is mighty, but one who conquers himself is divine."

"We are all artists, painting the world with our thoughts while coloring the universe with our deeds."

"He who is happy in his hut is better than he who is miserable in his palace."