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Though a man has all other perfections, and wants discretion, he will be of no great consequence in the world; but if he has this single talent in perfection, and but a common share of others, he may do what he pleases in his station of life.

Joseph Addison (1672-1719) English essayist, poet, statesman
Essay (1711-11-17), The Spectator, No. 225

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Addison, Joseph - Essay (1711-11-17), The Spectator, No. 225 | WIST Quotations

Though a man has all other perfections, and wants discretion, he will be of no great consequence in the world; but if he has this single talent in perfection, and but a common share of others, he may do what he pleases in his station of life.

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Front Page Nov 21

How to shut down holiday dinner arguments with just one simple sentence

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Oct 28

A quotation from Naomi Shulman

Nice people made the best Nazis.
Or so I have been told. My mother was born in Munich in 1934, and spent her childhood in Nazi Germany surrounded by nice people who refused to make waves. When things got ugly, the people my mother lived alongside chose not to focus on “politics,” instead busying themselves with happier things. They were lovely, kind people who turned their heads as their neighbors were dragged away.

Naomi Shulman (contemp.), American writer, essayist, editor
Essay (2016-11-17), “No Time To Be Nice: Now Is Not the Moment to Remain Silent,” WBUR, National Public Radio

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Oct 20

A quotation from Joseph Addison

In all thy humours, whether grave or mellow,
Thou’rt such a touchy, testy, pleasant fellow ,
Hast so much wit, and mirth, and spleen about thee,
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.

Joseph Addison (1672-1719) English essayist, poet, statesman
Essay (1711-05-18), The Spectator, No. 68

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Essay (1711-05-18), The Spectator, No. 68 - Addison, Joseph | WIST Quotations

In all thy humours, whether grave or mellow, Thou’rt such a touchy, testy, pleasant fellow , Hast so much wit, and mirth, and spleen about thee, There is no living with thee, nor without thee. Addison's translation of Martial's Epigram 12.47.

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Jul 22, 2025

A quotation from Emerson

There is no virtue which is final; all are initial. The virtues of society are the vices of the saint. The terror of reform is the discovery that we must cast away our virtues, or what we have always esteemed such, into the same pit that has consumed our grosser vices.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet
Essay (1841), “Circles,” Essays: First Series, No. 10

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Essay (1841), "Circles," Essays: First Series, No. 10 - Emerson, Ralph Waldo | WIST Quotations

There is no virtue which is final; all are initial. The virtues of society are the vices of the saint. The terror of reform is the discovery that we must cast away our virtues, or what we have always esteemed such, into the same pit that has consumed our grosser…

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PSiReN-X

Apr 22, 2025

#Meanwhile...

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How is #SpaceKarenX #GettingAlong with his #DodgyCoins and all that #MoneyLaundering... | #LookNoQuestionMark

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Jan 30, 2025

#Speaking of #KommunityKaren(s)...

How're the #WhiteSupremacists at #TwitterX #GettingAlong... #Enjoying "they/them's" #TrifectaOfHate... And, #Running what might have #Once been a #LegitimateBusiness #IntoTheGround... | #SeemFamiliar...

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Solarpunk Presents Podcast Jan 26, 2024

In today's blog post, @xtinadlr muses on solarpunk naivete and asks "dear solarpunks and everyone else who’d like to avoid a dystopian very near future, how do we neutralize the destructive effects of people like this? Especially when the “fight” is asymmetric, because we can’t resort to Machiavellianism, bullying, or steamrolling over norms in return?"

https://www.solarpunkpresents.com/blog/solarpunk-naivet

Leave us a comment on the website with your thoughts; we're honestly kind of stumped by this...

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Solarpunk Naiveté? — Solarpunk Presents

Solarpunk opts for optimism—and action—over despair, but sometimes I wonder if we are just being naïve. It’s not just that most people don’t want what we want, which is a change on par with the Industrial Revolution, but for the sustainable, livable, and socially just, including the extinction of ca

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Steve Williamson Sep 7, 2023

Disagreement most often stems from incorrect assumptions of another's perspective, or ignorance of another's assumptions about you. #wisdom #disagreement #communication #gettingalong

JBRoss Feb 27, 2023

"Ninety percent of the art of living consists of getting along with people you cannot stand." — Sam Goldwyn — — — #SamGoldwyn #quote #quotes #quip #snarky #gettingalong #endure #tolerate #endure #humor #tolerance #people