from Robert Frost, Rosalind Russell, Carl Jung, and others

“A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.”

Robert Frost,

quoted in The Economist

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“Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.”

French writer Jean De La Brutere,

quoted in the Charlotte, N.C., Observer

“Success is a public affair. Failure is a private funeral.”

Actress Rosalind Russell,

quoted in the Richmond Times Dispatch

“You meet your destiny on the road you take to avoid it.” Psychiatrist Carl Jung,

quoted in the Fort Worth Star Telegram

“The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it’s unfamiliar territory.”

Actor Paul Fix,

quoted in the Sioux Falls, S.D., Argus Leader

“A neurosis is a secret that you don’t know you are keeping.”

Critic Kenneth Tynan,

quoted in Vanity Fair

“Democracy consists of choosing your dictators, after they’ve told you what you think it is you want to hear.”

British humorist Alan Coren,

quoted in the London Independent