Interesting Quotes - Page 15

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Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.

- Unknown, often credited to Ben Franklin

A sheep spends its life fearing wolves only to be eaten by the shepherd.

- Unknown

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.

- Carl Sagan

Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program.

- Milton Friedman

That government is best which governs least.

- Henry David Thoreau

16 Comments

Level 51

Feb 1, 2021

My baked-from-scratch apple pie turned out good.

Level 92

Feb 9, 2022

All the apple trees in my field were planted by my super-great grandfather, so luckily I didn't have to go create a universe just to bake a pie.

Level 73

Feb 4, 2021

Apparently, he also makes Mario Maker 2 levels, even though he died before 2000

Level 61

Sep 23, 2022

what

Level 79

Oct 13, 2023

Ben Franklin, duh

Level 60

Feb 3, 2023

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Dec 9, 2023

Level 47

Apr 28, 2021

75 hard agree

Level 80

May 13, 2022

And 74!

Level 46

Sep 19, 2025

You mean Quote #330788544151938641225953028221253782145683251820934971170611926835411235700971565459250872320000000000000000??? (Im sorry)

Level 61

Sep 10, 2021

72 just about gave me a complex in today's political climate.

Level 72

Jan 10, 2023

Ah, 74. Both the Soviet Union and the US occupied Korea as a "temporary solution", and look what happened to it.

Level 40

Jun 11, 2023

To complete "usa witdrawal from" google search suggests: Vietnam; Somalia; Afghanistan; Syria; Pakistan; Iraq . . . .

Economist Milton Friedman was not calling these "a temporary government program".

Level 17

Dec 18, 2025

72 is kinda ironic.

Level 16

Dec 18, 2025

I literally laughed so hard when I saw the sheep and Shepard one. Although, I don't really like lamb. Here I come chicken!