Wit & Wisdom
From Henri Bergson, Samuel Johnson, Marshall McLuhan, Margaret Bourke-White, Bernard Baruch, C.S. Lewis, Spalding Gray
A free daily digest of the biggest news stories of the day - and the best features from our website
Thank you for signing up to TheWeek. You will receive a verification email shortly.
There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again.
“Laughter is the corrective force which prevents us from becoming cranks.”
Henri Bergson, quoted in the Springfield, Ill., State Journal-Register
“There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money.”
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

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.
Samuel Johnson, quoted in The Wall Street Journal
“There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew.”
Marshall McLuhan, quoted in United Press International
“Work is something you can count on, a trusted, lifelong friend who never deserts you.”
Photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White, quoted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Vote for the man who promises least; he’ll be the least disappointing.”
Businessman Bernard Baruch, quoted in the Montreal Gazette
“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’”
C.S. Lewis, quoted in the Brunswick, Ga., News
“Everybody knows they are going to die, but no one really believes it.”
Spalding Gray, quoted in the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Continue reading for free
We hope you're enjoying The Week's refreshingly open-minded journalism.
Subscribed to The Week? Register your account with the same email as your subscription.
Sign up to our 10 Things You Need to Know Today newsletter
A free daily digest of the biggest news stories of the day - and the best features from our website
-
Biden creates White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention
Speed Read The office will be led by Vice President Kamala Harris
By Justin Klawans Published
-
Chairman Jordan
Cartoons
By The Week Staff Published
-
10 things you need to know today: September 23, 2023
Daily Briefing Sen. Bob Menendez rejects calls to resign following indictment, Ukraine launches missile attack on occupied Crimean city, and more
By Justin Klawans Published