WIST QuotationsMay 22

A quotation from Josh Billings

Kats are very humble, espeshily just after they hav committed sum nu kind ov deviltry.
 
[Cats are very humble, especially just after they have committed some new kind of deviltry.]

Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1876-02 (1876 ed.)

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Billings, Josh - Josh Billings' Farmer's Allminax, 1876-02 (1876 ed.) | WIST Quotations

Kats are very humble, espeshily just after they hav committed sum nu kind ov deviltry. [Cats are very humble, especially just after they have committed some new kind of deviltry.]

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yMay 22

we are all wildly

we are all wildly 
flawed, irises pretending to 
be the exemption
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Karel 'Clock' K.May 20

"hnědá minulost zametena pod koberec místo toho, aby byla zpracována, a pachatelé byli potrestáni jen minimálně nebo vůbec. „Denacifikace“, alespoň na Západě, hladce znovu začlenila spoustu nereformovaných nacistů do politiky, soudnictví, armády, policie, zpravodajských služeb a podnikání."

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WIST QuotationsMay 11

A quotation from Brennan Manning

At Sunday worship, as in every dimension of our existence, many of us pretend to believe we are sinners. Consequently all we can do is pretend to believe we have been forgiven. As a result, our whole spiritual life is pseudo repentance and pseudo bliss.

Brennan Manning (1934-2013) American author, laicized priest, theologian, speaker [Richard Francis Xavier Manning]
The Ragamuffin Gospel, ch. 7 “Paste Jewelry and Sawdust Hot Dogs” (1990)

More about this quote: wist.info/manning-brennan/8397…

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Manning, Brennan - The Ragamuffin Gospel, ch. 7 "Paste Jewelry and Sawdust Hot Dogs" (1990) | WIST Quotations

At Sunday worship, as in every dimension of our existence, many of us pretend to believe we are sinners. Consequently all we can do is pretend to believe we have been forgiven. As a result, our whole spiritual life is pseudo repentance and pseudo bliss.

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WIST QuotationsMar 19

A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt

There were all kinds of things of which I was afraid at first, from grizzly bears to “mean” horses and gunfighters, but by acting as if I was not afraid, I gradually ceased to be afraid.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Autobiography, ch. 2 “The Vigor of Life” (1913)

More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/1…

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Roosevelt, Theodore - Autobiography, ch. 2 "The Vigor of Life" (1913) | WIST Quotations

There were all kinds of things of which I was afraid at first, from grizzly bears to "mean" horses and gunfighters, but by acting as if I was not afraid, I gradually ceased to be afraid.

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YahooeyMar 7

“For the record, knowing when people are only pretending to like you isn't such a great skill to have.” — Chuck Palahniuk, Diary
#ChuckPalahniuk #Quotation #QOTD #Quote #Pretense #Friends #FakingIt

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“For the record, knowing when people are only pretending to like you isn’t such a great skill to have.” — Chuck Palahniuk, Diary

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WIST QuotationsMar 5

A quotation from Ben Franklin

It’s common for Men to give 6 pretended Reasons instead of one real one.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1745 ed.)

More about this quote: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/82…

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Franklin, Benjamin - Poor Richard (1745 ed.) | WIST Quotations

It’s common for Men to give 6 pretended Reasons instead of one real one.

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WIST QuotationsFeb 27

A quotation from Robert Ingersoll

I believe in the religion of humanity. It is far better to love our fellow-men than to love God. We can help them. We cannot help him. We had better do what we can than to be always pretending to do what we cannot.

Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
Lecture (1884-01-20), “Orthodoxy,” Tabor Opera House, Denver, Colorado

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Ingersoll, Robert Green - Lecture (1884-01-20), "Orthodoxy," Tabor Opera House, Denver, Colorado | WIST Quotations

I believe in the religion of humanity. It is far better to love our fellow-men than to love God. We can help them. We cannot help him. We had better do what we can than to be always pretending to do what we cannot. Published as its own book in…

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WIST QuotationsFeb 18

A quotation from Marcus Aurelius

A candor affected is a dagger concealed.
 
[ἐπιτήδευσις δὲ ἁπλότητος σκάλμη ἐστίν.]

Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 11, ch. 15 (11.15) (AD 161-180) [tr. Staniforth (1964)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/marcus-aureleus/2670…

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Marcus Aurelius - Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 11, ch. 15 (11.15) (AD 161-180) [tr. Staniforth (1964)] | WIST Quotations

A candor affected is a dagger concealed. [ἐπιτήδευσις δὲ ἁπλότητος σκάλμη ἐστίν.] Depending on the source material, the weapon reference is either from a native Thracian (foreign) weapon (σκάλμη) -- thus translators who use "stiletto," etc. -- or a proverbial "crooked stick" (σκαμβή), referring to a Greek proverb "You can't…

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Doktor Overcomma Feb 18
When Asia followed their eponymously self-titled first album (1982) with "Alpha" (1983), it pre-ordained their eventual "Omega" (2010).
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