Wit & Wisdom
From George Orwell, Simone Weil, John Maynard Keynes, and more
“The great enemy of clear language is insincerity.”
George Orwell, quoted in The Washington Post
“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”
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Maya Angelou, quoted in Woman’s Day
“A secret is something you can only tell one person…at a time.”
Allen Ginsberg, quoted in the London Independent
“Humility is attentive patience.”
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Simone Weil, quoted in TheMotleyFool.com
“The real is always way ahead of what we can imagine.”
Novelist Paul Auster, quoted in the Toronto Globe and Mail
“We must have standards, no matter how low.”
Author Anne Lamott, quoted in The Boston Globe
“When the final result is expected to be a compromise, it is often prudent to start from an extreme position.”
John Maynard Keynes, quoted in the Montreal Gazette
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