Wit & Wisdom
Lewis Carroll, Audrey Hepburn, Wendell Berry
“If you limit your actions in life to things that nobody can possibly find fault with, you will not do much.”
Lewis Carroll, quoted in the Associated Press
“Greed is a basic part of animal nature. Being against it is like being against breathing or eating.”
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Ben Stein, quoted in FoxBusiness.com
“Perhaps the world progresses not by maturing, but by being in a permanent state of adolescence, of thrilled discovery.”
Julian Barnes, quoted in The Boston Globe
“It sometimes strikes me that men and women aren’t quite the right people for each other.”
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Novelist Penelope Fitzgerald, quoted in the Toronto Star
“Pretend to be completely in control and people will assume that you are.”
Steve Jobs, quoted in Refdesk.com
“Elegance is the only beauty that never fades.”
Audrey Hepburn, quoted in Shape
“Don’t own so much clutter that you will be relieved to see your house catch fire.”
Author Wendell Berry, quoted in the York, Pa., Daily Record
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