Wit & Wisdom

“God created man with a penis and a brain, but only gave him enough blood to run one at a time.”

Stephen Ambrose, quoted in The Wall Street Journal

“The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has been to one’s own.”

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Willa Cather, quoted in the Los Angeles Times

“A country without a memory is a country of madmen.”

George Santayana, quoted in WashingtonPost.com

“When Congress makes a joke, it’s a law, and when they make a law, it’s a joke.”

Will Rogers, quoted in the New York Post

“The man who can smile when things go wrong has thought of someone else he can blame it on.”

Author Robert Bloch, quoted in CalgaryBeacon.com

“Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.”

Poet May Sarton, quoted in the Associated Press

“Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson, quoted in Forbes.com