Wit & Wisdom
From Martin Luther King Jr., Clarence Darrow, Zora Neale Hurston, Mignon McLaughlin, Benjamin Franklin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Gustave Flaubert
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
Martin Luther King Jr., quoted in the Asbury Park, N.J., Press
“Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?”
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Attorney Clarence Darrow, quoted in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.”
Zora Neale Hurston, quoted in the Jacksonville, Fla., Free Press
“Grasp your opportunities, no matter how poor your health; nothing is worse for your health than boredom.”
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Journalist Mignon McLaughlin, quoted in BookReporter.com
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.”
Benjamin Franklin, quoted in Business Insider
“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.”
Eleanor Roosevelt, quoted in the Tulsa World
“Our ignorance of history causes us to slander our own times.”
Gustave Flaubert, quoted in Harper’s
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