Wit & Wisdom
From Amos Bronson Alcott, Franklin Roosevelt, Ayn Rand, Benvenuto Cellini, Agatha Christie, Horace Mann, Coco Chanel
“The less of routine, the more of life.”
Philosopher Amos Bronson Alcott, quoted in Forbes
“There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.”
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Franklin Roosevelt, quoted in the Selma, Ala., Times-Journal
“Whenever good and evil compromise, evil always wins.”
Ayn Rand, quoted in FoxNews.com
“One can pass on responsibility, but not the discretion that goes with it.”
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Sculptor Benvenuto Cellini, quoted in United Press International
“An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her.”
Agatha Christie, quoted in the Cardiff, Wales, Western Mail
“Until you have done something for humanity, you should be ashamed to die.”
Educator Horace Mann, quoted in Vanity Fair
“In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.”
Coco Chanel, quoted in the London Daily Mail
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