Wit & Wisdom

“Hatred is the coward’s revenge for being intimidated.”

George Bernard Shaw, quoted in the Alexandria, La., Town Talk

“There is no labor a person does that is undignified, if they do it right.”

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up

Bill Cosby, quoted in the Montreal Gazette

“Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.”

Margaret Mead, quoted in the Associated Press

“To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain and play with it.”

Charlie Chaplin, quoted in the Winnipeg, Manitoba, Free Press

“Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem.”

Woody Allen, quoted in BBCNews.com

“What we think or what we know or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only thing of consequence is what we do.”

John Ruskin, quoted in the Florence, Ala., Courier Journal

“Be careful of reading health books. You might die of a misprint.”

Mark Twain, quoted in the Lubbock, Texas, Avalanche-Journal