The Record
Half the wisdom on the internet is wearing someone else's name. We check.
Every thought in this library lists its source, and says plainly when an attribution is uncertain. These investigations go further: the famous lines that almost everyone gets wrong, where they actually came from, and what the real version says instead.
MisattributedThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.attributed to Albert EinsteinMisattributedBe the change you wish to see in the world.attributed to Mahatma GandhiMisattributedI disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.attributed to VoltaireMisattributedEverybody 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.attributed to Albert EinsteinMisattributedThe only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.attributed to Edmund BurkeMisattributedLet them eat cake.attributed to Marie AntoinetteVerifiedWhat does not kill me makes me stronger.attributed to Friedrich NietzscheMisattributedIf you're going through hell, keep going.attributed to Winston ChurchillMisquotedThe reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.attributed to Mark TwainMisattributedWell-behaved women seldom make history.attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt / Marilyn MonroeMisattributedSurvival of the fittest.attributed to Charles DarwinMisattributedChoose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.attributed to ConfuciusMisattributedThe ends justify the means.attributed to Niccolò MachiavelliMisattributedElementary, my dear Watson.attributed to Sherlock Holmes / Arthur Conan DoyleVerifiedEducation is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.attributed to Nelson MandelaMisquotedMoney is the root of all evil.attributed to The BibleMisquotedPlay it again, Sam.attributed to Casablanca (1942)