Wit & Wisdom

“You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.”

Adlai Stevenson, quoted in the Associated Press

“In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.”

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Theodore Roosevelt, quoted in the Charleston, W.Va., Daily Mail

“Ugliness is superior to beauty because it lasts longer.”

Serge Gainsbourg, quoted in the Calgary Herald

“Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.”

Emily Dickinson, quoted in the Hanover, Pa., Evening Sun

“The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.”

Leo Tolstoy, quoted in the Fort Myers, Fla., News-Press

“No one has a finer command of language than the person who keeps his mouth shut.”

Former Rep. Sam Rayburn, quoted in the Montreal Gazette

“The very meaninglessness of life forces man to make his own meaning.”

Stanley Kubrick, quoted in Vice