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He who has a mistaken idea of life, will always have a mistaken idea of death. — Leo Tolstoy
If at times I have thought myself unfortunate, it is because of a confusion, an error. I have mistaken myself for someone else... Who am… — Arthur Schopenhauer
Men are more apt to be mistaken in their generalizations than in their particular observations. — Niccolo Machiavelli
Do not base your life on the judgments of others; first, because they are as likely to be mistaken as you are, and further, because… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The results of life are uncalculated and uncalculable. The years teach much which the days never know. The persons who compose our company, converse, and… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Optimistic lies have such immense therapeutic value that a doctor who cannot tell them convincingly has mistaken his profession. — George Bernard Shaw
To be mistaken is a misfortune to be pitied; but to know the truth and not to conform one's actions to it is a crime… — Giuseppe Mazzini
The young fancy that their follies are mistaken by the old for happiness. The old fancy that their gravity is mistaken by the young for… — Charles Caleb Colton
To marry a man out of pity is folly; and, if you think you are going to influence the kind of fellow who has never… — Margot Asquith
Nature gets credit which should in truth be reserved for ourselves: the rose for its scent, the nightingale for its song; and the sun for… — Alfred North Whitehead
The people who think that the power of big business is enormous are mistaken — Ludwig von Mises
I'll never be mistaken for Pat Boone. — Sal Mineo
I'm often mistaken for Spanish or Latin descent. — Rita Ora
If I have learned one thing in life, it is never to take any man's own estimate of himself. He could very well be mistaken. — Johann Lamont
What Sri Krishna is saying, is that it's a terrible mistake to believe that this life we lead is real. Obviously it's real, but it… — Frederick Lenz
Easily mistaken, it is not about a love for adversity, it is about knowing a strength and a faith so great that adversity, in all… — Criss Jami
Suffering is nature's way of indicating a mistaken attitude or way of behavior, and to the nonegocentric person every moment of suffering is the opportunity… — Rollo May
Many Christians have the mistaken notion that eternal life begins when they die. But that is not biblically accurate. Eternal life begins when we are… — David Jeremiah
But it would be absolutely mistaken to regard a wealth of theoretical knowledge as characteristic proof for the qualities and abilities of a leader. — Adolf Hitler
It's very good for an idea to be commonplace. The important thing is that a new idea should develop out of what is already there… — Penelope Fitzgerald
In the West, you have always associated the Islamic faith 100 percent with Arab culture. This in itself is a fundamentalist attitude and it is… — Youssou N'Dour
I never know what I'm going to write next, and when I think I do I usually turn out to be mistaken. — Lawrence Block
I think I've kind of been mistaken for somebody who's trying to be a spokesperson for animal rights, and the fact is I'm not qualified… — Neko Case
When entering on new ground we must not be afraid to express even risky ideas so as to stimulate research in all directions. As Priestley… — Claude Bernard
Nobody today is normal, everybody is a little bit crazy or unbalanced, people's minds are running all the time. Their perceptions of the world are… — Taisen Deshimaru

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