Wit & Wisdom
from Robert Orben, Will Rogers, Quentin Crisp, Samuel Butler, Josiah Gilbert Holland, John Foster Dulles, Oscar Wilde
“Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States. Ask any Indian.”
Humorist Robert Orben, quoted in the Salt Lake City Deseret News
“We can’t all be heroes because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by.”
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Will Rogers, quoted in the Savannah, Ga., Morning News
“The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we have of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us.”
Quentin Crisp, quoted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them.”
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Samuel Butler, quoted in NYTimes.com
“That which grows fast withers as rapidly; and that which grows slow endures.”
Poet Josiah Gilbert Holland, quoted in the Memphis Commercial Appeal
“A man’s accomplishments in life are the cumulative effect of his attention to detail.”
Statesman John Foster Dulles, quoted in United Press International
“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.”
Oscar Wilde, quoted in the Hartford Courant
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