Wit & Wisdom
Mark Twain; Edward Abbey; Jane Addams
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
Mark Twain, quoted in Publishers Weekly
“An empty man is full of himself.”
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Edward Abbey, quoted in ChicagoTribune.com
“Stupidity is the same as evil, if you judge by the results.”
Margaret Atwood, quoted in the Cape Argus (South Africa)
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation, and five minutes to ruin it.”
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Warren Buffett, quoted in Independent.co.uk
“The most futile thing in this world is any attempt at exact definition of character. All individuals are a bundle of contradictions.”
Theodore Dreiser, quoted in The Wall Street Journal
“The essence of immorality is the tendency to make an exception of one’s self.”
Jane Addams, quoted in the Associated Press
“A goal is a dream with a deadline.”
Napoleon Hill, quoted in HuffingtonPost.com
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