Wit & Wisdom

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”

Nelson Mandela, quoted in The Wall Street Journal

“There’s much to be said for challenging fate instead of ducking behind it.”

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Critic Diana Trilling, quoted in the Associated Press

“Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones.”

Benjamin Franklin, quoted in Forbes.com

“People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”

President Theodore Roosevelt, quoted in BleacherReport.com

“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.”

Henry David Thoreau, quoted in HuffingtonPost.com

“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.”

Mahatma Gandhi, quoted in the United Press International

“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness?”

John Steinbeck, quoted in The Boston Globe