Wit & Wisdom
From Otto von Bismarck, Jules Renard, Gabriel García Márquez, Will Rogers, Stephen King, Bill Cosby
“Political genius consists of hearing the distant hoof-beat of the horse of history and then leaping to catch the passing horseman by the coattails.”
Otto von Bismarck, quoted in the New York Post
“Failure is not the only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.”
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French author Jules Renard, quoted in DailyKos.com
“All human beings have three lives: public, private, and secret.”
Gabriel García Márquez, quoted in the London Daily Telegraph
“Let Wall Street have a nightmare and the whole country has to help them back in bed again.”
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Will Rogers, quoted in Forbes
“Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.”
Stephen King, quoted in the Monterey County, Calif., Herald
“Gray hair is God’s graffiti.”
Bill Cosby, quoted in the London Daily Telegraph
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