Wit & Wisdom
From Warren Buffett, Winston Churchill, Robertson Davies, Bob Marley, Hannah Arendt, Evan Esar, Irvin S. Cobb
“There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.”
Warren Buffett, quoted in Morningstar.com
“Everyone has his day, and some days last longer than others.”
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Winston Churchill, quoted in the London Express
“The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealized past.”
Robertson Davies, quoted in Forbes.com
“Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you. You just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.”
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Bob Marley, quoted in The Village Voice
“In order to go on living, one must try to escape the death involved in perfectionism.”
Hannah Arendt, quoted in the Associated Press
“Hope is tomorrow’s veneer over today’s disappointment.”
Evan Esar, quoted in the New Brunswick Daily Gleaner
“A good storyteller is a person who has a good memory and hopes other people haven’t.”
Humorist Irvin S. Cobb, quoted in The Washington Post
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