Wit & Wisdom
“Try your best to make goodness attractive. That’s one of the toughest assignments you’ll ever be given.”
Children’s TV host Fred Rogers, quoted in CountryLiving.com
“Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.”
Author Mary Shelley, quoted in the Cody, Wyo., Enterprise
“An artist’s job is to bite the hand that feeds him,
but not too hard.”
Artist Nam June Paik, quoted
in The Times (U.K.)
“Promises only bind those
who believe them.”
Former French President Jacques Chirac, quoted in
Politico.com
“A bad man will be proud all his life of one good deed—while an honest man is hardly aware of his good acts, but remembers a single sin for years on end.”
Author Vasily Grossman, quoted in The New York
Review of Books
“No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes.”
Philosopher Hannah Arendt, quoted in Lapham’s Quarterly
“The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.”
Statistician Nassim Nicholas Taleb, quoted in TheMillions.com