Wit & Wisdom
from Ronald Reagan, Henry Adams, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington Carver, Eddie Cantor, Madeleine L’Engle, Mark Twain
“Never confuse the stock market with the economy.”
Ronald Reagan, quoted in ESPN.com
“A friend in power is a friend lost.”
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Henry Adams, quoted in the London Sun
“Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.”
Benjamin Franklin, quoted in the Memphis Commercial Appeal
“Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.”
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George Washington Carver, quoted in the Associated Press
“Matrimony is not a word, it’s a sentence.”
Comedian Eddie Cantor, quoted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“The great thing about getting older is that you don’t lose all the other ages you’ve been.”
Madeleine L’Engle, quoted in the Book Reporter
“The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.”
Mark Twain, quoted in the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel