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    What famous person said, "Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own."?

    • Aesop
    • William Shakespeare
    • Homer
    • Carl Jung
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Explore timeless wisdom with the 'Famous Life Quotes' quiz, featuring profound statements from historical figures like Virgil and Aesop. Test your knowledge on these philosophical insights and enhance your understanding of classic literature and human experiences.


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  • 2. 

    Whose quote is "Each of us bears his own Hell."?

    • Martin Luther King Jr.

    • Oprah Winfrey

    • Maya Angelou

    • Virgil

    Correct Answer
    A. Virgil
  • 3. 

    Who said, "Death's brother, Sleep."?

    • George Carlin

    • Helen Keller

    • Virgil

    • Lily Tomlin

    Correct Answer
    A. Virgil
  • 4. 

    What famous person said, "Believe one who has proved it. Believe an expert."?

    • Virgil

    • Fran Lebowitz

    • Groucho Marx

    • Plato

    Correct Answer
    A. Virgil
  • 5. 

    Who said, "As a twig is bent the tree inclines."?

    • Aesop

    • Voltaire

    • Virgil

    • Theodore Roosevelt

    Correct Answer
    A. Virgil
  • 6. 

    What famous person said, "They can do all because they think they can."?

    • Virgil

    • Confucius

    • Abraham Lincoln

    • Henry David Thoreau

    Correct Answer
    A. Virgil
  • 7. 

    Whose quote is "Practice and thought might gradually forge many an art."?

    • Groucho Marx

    • Robert Frost

    • Fran Lebowitz

    • Virgil

    Correct Answer
    A. Virgil
  • 8. 

    Who said, "Look with favour upon a bold beginning."?

    • Virgil

    • Voltaire

    • Maya Angelou

    • Plato

    Correct Answer
    A. Virgil
  • 9. 

    What famous person said, "O tyrant love, to what do you not drive the hearts of men."?

    • Albert Einstein

    • Virgil

    • Benjamin Disraeli

    • William Shakespeare

    Correct Answer
    A. Virgil
  • 10. 

    Whose quote is "In quarrels such as these not ours to intervene."?

    • Virgil

    • Ellen DeGeneres

    • Lily Tomlin

    • Maya Angelou

    Correct Answer
    A. Virgil
  • 11. 

    Who said, "It was built against the will of the immortal gods, and so it did not last for long."?

    • James Thurber

    • John F. Kennedy

    • Aristotle

    • Homer

    Correct Answer
    A. Homer
  • 12. 

    What famous person said, "It is not unseemly for a man to die fighting in defense of his country."?

    • Homer

    • George Bernard Shaw

    • Kurt Vonnegut

    • Virgil

    Correct Answer
    A. Homer
  • 13. 

    Whose quote is "It is not possible to fight beyond your strength, even if you strive."?

    • Oprah Winfrey

    • Theodore Roosevelt

    • Homer

    • Kurt Vonnegut

    Correct Answer
    A. Homer
  • 14. 

    Who said, "If you are very valiant, it is a god, I think, who gave you this gift."?

    • Virgil

    • Homer

    • Martin Luther King Jr.

    • Abraham Lincoln

    Correct Answer
    A. Homer
  • 15. 

    What famous person said, "I too shall lie in the dust when I am dead, but now let me win noble renown."?

    • Thomas Jefferson

    • John F. Kennedy

    • Martin Luther King Jr.

    • Homer

    Correct Answer
    A. Homer

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