Wit & Wisdom

“Men who are unhappy,

like men who sleep badly, are always proud

of the fact.”

Philosopher Bertrand Russell,

quoted in The New Yorker

“To love or to have loved is enough. Don’t ask

for anything more.”

Victor Hugo, quoted in the

Financial Times

“Man’s character

is his fate.”

Greek philosopher Heraclitus, quoted in NationalReview.com

“We never fall twice into

the same abyss.

But we always fall the same way, in a mixture of

ridicule and dread.”

French novelist Éric Vuillard, quoted in TheGuardian.com

“Revenge may be wicked,

but it’s natural.”

William Makepeace Thackeray,

quoted in Bustle.com

“Censorship is the strongest drive in

human nature; sex is a weak second.”

Journalist Phil Kerby, quoted in WGBH.org

“Success is having to worry about every damn thing in the world,

except money.”

Johnny Cash, quoted in the Lexington, Ky., Herald-Leader