16. «Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.» Oscar Wilde

We learn and grow through our mistakesalthough we prefer to rename them “experience”.

17. «Never argue with an ignorant person, he will bring you down to his level and there he will defeat you by experience» Mark Twain

Deal with people who are either unwilling or unable to see reason It is usually a useless effort.

18. «Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.» John Lennon

This phrase, from the song ‘Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)‘ tells us about the unpredictability of life and how, even if we spend a lot of time planning, life has its unexpected paths.

19. «In this life, some people are born mediocre, others achieve mediocrity, and others have mediocrity fall upon them.» Joseph Heller

According to Heller, although some people are mediocre by nature, others are forced into mediocrity due to circumstances.

20. «The lie has gone halfway around the world before the truth has time to put on its pants.» Winston Churchill

Misinformation and lies spread quicklywhile proving the truth is usually a slower process.