Wit & Wisdom
From W. Somerset Maugham, Elizabeth Taylor, Bertrand Russell, Albert Einstein, Charles de Gaulle, George Santayana, William Hazlitt
“Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve the continuation of the species.”
W. Somerset Maugham, quoted in the Monterey County, Calif., Herald
“Success is a great deodorant. It takes away all your past smells.”
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Elizabeth Taylor, quoted in the London Guardian
“The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”
Bertrand Russell, quoted in the Calgary Herald
“Strive not to be a success but rather to be of value.”
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Albert Einstein, quoted in The Arizona Republic
“In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.”
Charles de Gaulle, quoted in the Montreal Gazette
“Fanaticism consists in redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim.”
George Santayana, quoted in the Newark, N.J., Star-Ledger
“A great mind is one that can forget or look beyond itself.”
William Hazlitt, quoted in Forbes.com