Wit & Wisdom

“Man cannot create the current of events. He can only float with them and steer.”

Otto von Bismarck, quoted in the London Independent

“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.”

The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

Join more than 350,000 subscribers and keep yourself informed with a selection of The Week’s most interesting, enlightening and entertaining stories - plus daily puzzles.

Join more than 350,000 subscribers and keep yourself informed with a selection of The Week’s most interesting, enlightening and entertaining stories - plus daily puzzles.

Sign up

Thornton Wilder, quoted in TheBookReporter.com

“Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.”

Immanuel Kant, quoted in the San Diego Union-Tribune

“I think charm is the ability to be truly interested in other people.”

Richard Avedon, quoted in the Associated Press

“Men are undoubtedly more in danger from prosperity than from adversity. For when matters go smoothly, they flatter themselves, and are intoxicated by their success.”

John Calvin, quoted in The Weekly Standard