Wit and Wisdom

“Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.”

Robert Frost, quoted in The New Republic

“A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.”

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Author Baltasar Gracian, quoted in the Sarasota, Fla., Herald-Tribune

“The trouble with weather forecasting is that it’s right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it.”

Patrick Young, quoted in The Denver Post

“Little minds are interested in the extraordinary; great minds in the commonplace.”

Elbert Hubbard, quoted in the Philippine Sun.Star

“How foolish to think one could ever slam the door in the face of age. Much wiser to be polite and gracious and ask him to lunch in advance.”

Noël Coward, quoted in The Wall Street Journal

“History is a vast early warning system.”

Journalist Norman Cousins, quoted in the Baton Rouge, La., Advocate

“All generalizations are dangerous, even this one.”

Alexandre Dumas, quoted in the London Daily Telegraph