Wit & Wisdom
from Alice Walker, W. Somerset Maugham, John F. Kennedy, Voltaire, Robert Schuller, Dan Rather, Elbert Hubbard
“Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.”
Alice Walker, quoted in New York
“Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.”
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W. Somerset Maugham, quoted in the Johannesburg Business Day
“Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
John F. Kennedy, quoted in the St. Paul, Minn., Pioneer Press
“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.”
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Voltaire, quoted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly.”
Televangelist Robert Schuller, quoted in the Memphis Commercial Appeal
“Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn’t block traffic.”
Dan Rather, quoted in the Columbia, S.C., State
“No man needs a vacation so much as the man o has just had one.”
Elbert Hubbard, quoted in The Bali Times
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