“A man who is ignorant of foreign languages is ignorant of his own.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, quoted in the Wausau, Wis., Daily Herald
“To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.”
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“You don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.”
British journalist Stephen Pollard, quoted in the London Times
“Fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong men.”
Seneca, quoted in The Washington Post
“An education isn’t how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It’s being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don’t.”
Anatole France, quoted in the Richmond, Va., Times-Dispatch
“Conceit is God’s gift to little men.”
Advertising executive Bruce Barton, quoted in the Associated Press
“Worry is a misuse of imagination.”
Writer Dan Zadra, quoted in the Syracuse, N.Y., New Times
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Political cartoons for December 17Cartoons Wednesday's political cartoons include healthcare costs, the affordability hoax, giving up pencils, and more
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Trump vs. BBC: what’s at stake?The Explainer The US president has filed a $10 billion lawsuit over the editing of Panorama documentary, with the broadcaster vowing to defend itself
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Animal Farm: has Andy Serkis made a pig’s ear of Orwell?Talking Point Animated adaptation of classic dystopian novella is light on political allegory and heavy on lowbrow gags
