Wit & Wisdom

“The young fulfill the revolutions that the old prepare.”

Napoleon, quoted in the London Times

“Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.”

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William Butler Yeats, quoted in Forbes

“In a conversation, remember that you’re more interested in what you’re saying than anyone else is.”

Andy Rooney, quoted in the Norwalk, Conn., Hour

“Give the people a new word and they think they have a new fact.”

Willa Cather, quoted in the Newark, N.J., Star-Ledger

“The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.”

George Bernard Shaw, quoted in Bookreporter.com

“Only the sinner has the right to preach.”

Journalist Christopher Morley, quoted in MSNBC.com

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson, quoted in the Ithaca, N.Y., Journal