Wit & Wisdom

“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.”

Philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, quoted in New York

“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.”

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Helen Keller, quoted in the Memphis Commercial Appeal

“To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this is a softness that ends in bitterness.”

Flannery O’Connor, quoted in the Charlotte, N.C., Observer

“Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.”

Clarence Thomas, quoted in the Madison, Ind., Courier

“The greatest moments people have are those at which times their identities become involved in someone or something else.”

Pianist William Kapell, quoted in The Wall Street Journal

“Experience isn’t interesting till it begins to repeat itself; in fact, till it does that, it hardly is experience.”

Irish author Elizabeth Bowen, quoted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up.”

Lily Tomlin, quoted in the Book Reporter