Wit & Wisdom
From: Sigmund Freud, Samuel Johnson, Albert Einstein, Carl Sandburg, Cyril Connolly, Garrison Keillor
“The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization.”
Sigmund Freud, quoted in the Bloomington, Ill., Pantagraph
“One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man mistake words for thoughts.”
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Samuel Johnson, quoted in the Portland Oregonian
“You can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.”
Albert Einstein, quoted in the Montreal Gazette
“One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude.”
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Carl Sandburg, quoted in Art News
“All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others.”
Cyril Connolly, quoted in BookReporter.com
“Sometimes you have to look reality in the eye, and deny it.”
Garrison Keillor, quoted in ArchitectureWeek