Wit & Wisdom
“The most radical revolutionary will become
a conservative on the day after the revolution.”
Hannah Arendt, quoted in The Daily Star (Lebanon)
“Happiness is a reward that comes to those that have not looked for it.”
Philosopher Émile Chartier, quoted in the Montreal Gazette
“Any plan conceived in moderation must fail when the circumstances
are set in extremes.”
Austrian diplomat Klemens von Metternich, quoted in
TheFederalist.com
“In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done,
ask a woman.”
Margaret Thatcher, quoted in
GoodHousekeeping.com
“Earth is the cradle of the mind, but humanity cannot remain in its cradle forever.”
Rocket scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, quoted in the
Los Angeles Times
“History teaches that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted
all other alternatives.”
Israeli statesman Abba Eban,
quoted in The New Yorker
“I find penguins at present
the only comfort in life. One feels everything in the world so sympathetically
ridiculous; one can’t be angry when one looks
at a penguin.”
Art critic John Ruskin, quoted
in the Daily Mail (U.K.)