Annnnd along that line of thought, you may very well enjoy a book by Ambrose Bierce: 'The Devil's Dictionary'.
A wonderful source of contrary observations of the human condition. I'm pretty sure George Carlin was a fan!
A few of my favorites...
"Love, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage."
"Corporation, n. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility."
"Photograph, n. A picture painted by the sun without instruction in art. It is a little better than the work of an Apache, but not quite so good as that of a Cheyenne." (Hey, this was the 1911!)
In my teaching days, I used to tell my students not to fear making mistakes or failures. I cannot imagine anyone who has made no mistakes or failed in doing something. The biggest failure, I told them, is not to learn from your mistakes or failures. Interestingly, there is a lot more information in failures than successes. We learn what does not work and why. Some students took that to heart and tried new things. So, this is a life-long philosophy for me. Please "steal it" and sell it to others!!