Quotes by Charles Edward Jerningham

Charles Edward Jerningham

English aphorist

Alive from: 1854-1921

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  Frequently, the extraordinary man is only the ordinary man in extraordinary circumstances.
  Source: The maxims of Marmaduke

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  Genius is an infinite capacity for overcoming the opposition of mediocrities.
  Source: The maxims of Marmaduke

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  It is a sign of mediocrity to have settled opinions on unsettled subjects.
  Source: The maxims of Marmaduke

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  Never lay others under an obligation; it generally obliges them to detest you.
  Source: The maxims of Marmaduke

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  No respectable woman has a lover until she has a husband.
  Source: The maxims of Marmaduke

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  Superior knowledge is a mistake; that which rules the world is superior ignorance.
  Source: The maxims of Marmaduke

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  The best way to secure revenge is not to make your enemy fail, but to succeed yourself.
  Source: The maxims of Marmaduke

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  The importance of anything in the world is precisely the importance which we attach to it ourselves.
  Source: The maxims of Marmaduke

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  To be happy you must be your own sunshine.
  Source: The maxims of Marmaduke

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  When two laugh it is certain a misfortune has happened - to a third.
  Source: The maxims of Marmaduke

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  Woman often feigns love; man, oftener, passion.
  Source: The maxims of Marmaduke