“A truth that’s told with bad intent Beats all the lies you can invent.”
— William Blake, poet, painter
“A truth that’s told with bad intent Beats all the lies you can invent.”
— William Blake, poet, painter
“The true tragedy of a routinely spent life is that its wastefulness does not become apparent till it is too late.”
— Amitav Ghosh, writer
“A pinch of probability is worth a pound of perhaps.”
— James Thurber, writer, humorist, cartoonist, screenwriter
“A word to the wise is not sufficient if it doesn’t make any sense.”
— James Thurber, writer, humorist, cartoonist, screenwriter
“The past always looks better than it was. It’s only pleasant because it isn’t here.”
— Finley Peter Dunne, humorist, journalist, writer
“The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.”
— Eric Hoffer, philosopher, writer
“Unpredictability, too, can become monotonous.”
— Eric Hoffer, philosopher, writer
“One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.”
— Washington Irving, writer, essayist, historian, diplomat
“You never know what you can do until you try,and very few try unless they have to.”
— C.S. Lewis, writer, theologian
“It’s more important to be honest than say things to make people feel better. I don’t think you have to be rude, but I think you have to be honest.”
— Harry Connick Jr., singer, pianist, composer, actor, TV personality