Wit & Wisdom
From Arthur Schopenhauer, Washington Irving, John Dewey, Addison Mizner, Albert Einstein, Ernest Hemingway
“The first 40 years of life give us the text; the next 30 supply the commentary on it.”
Arthur Schopenhauer, quoted in The Sacramento Bee
“Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.”
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Washington Irving, quoted in Success Magazine
“Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.”
John Dewey, quoted in The Arizona Republic
“Misery loves company, but company does not reciprocate.”
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Architect Addison Mizner, quoted in the Associated Press
“Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.”
Albert Einstein, quoted in the San Jose Mercury News
“Optimism can keep a fool from accepting failure.”
Ernest Hemingway, quoted in the New York Post
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