An Anthology Of Paradoxes

A paradox is something which is contrary to received conventional opinion; something which is apparently absurd but is or may be really true; a self-contradictory statement.

Like this one:
Which is better, eternal happiness or a ham sandwich? It would appear that eternal happiness is better, but this is really not so! After all, nothing is better than eternal happiness, and a ham sandwich is certainly better than nothing. Therefore a ham sandwich is better than eternal happiness.

Or this one:
Whenever Cellini made a sign, he inscribed a false statement on it, and whenever Bellini made a sign, he inscribed a true statement on it. You come across the following sign:

This sign was made by Cellini.
Who made the sign? If Cellini made it, then he wrote a true sentence on it - which is impossible. If Bellini made it, then the sentence on it is false - which is again impossible. So who made it?

An Anthology of Paradoxes.