WIST Quotations Has Moved!Dec 3

A quotation from Montaigne

Everyone’s shit smells good to himself.
 
[Stercus cuique suum bene olet.]

Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
Essays, Book 3, ch. 8 (3.8), “Of the Art of Discussion [De l’art de conferer]” (1587) [tr. Screech (1987)]

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Essays, Book 3, ch. 8 (3.8), "Of the Art of Discussion [De l’art de conferer]" (1587) [tr. Screech (1987)] - Montaigne, Michel de | WIST Quotations

Everyone's shit smells good to himself. [Stercus cuique suum bene olet.] Montaigne is recollecting an adage collected by Desiderius Erasmus in his Adagia (3.4.2, No. 2302). It's actually rendered there as Suus cuique crepitus bene olet. Erasmus maintains that the proverb is not meant literally, but metaphorically (that people value…

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Sep 29

A quotation from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Be polite and generous, but don’t undervalue yourself. You will be useful, at any rate; you may just as well be happy, while you are about it.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894) American poet, essayist, scholar
Article (1861-04), “The Professor’s Story [Elsie Venner],” ch. 32, Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 7, No. 42

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Jun 19, 2025

A quotation from Eric Hoffer

Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear. Thus a feeling of utter unworthiness can be a source of courage.

Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 87 (1955)

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Melinda J KellyMar 12, 2024
So much time spent on want rather than seeing what we have. When we appreciate what is ours we become secure in ourselves. Then from a place of fullness we can value & respect others.
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Melinda J KellyMar 11, 2024

So much time spent on want rather than seeing what we have. When we appreciate what is ours we become secure in ourselves. Then, from a place of fullness, we can value & respect others.

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Melinda J KellyMar 10, 2024

So much time spent on want rather than seeing what we have. When we appreciate what is ours we become secure in ourselves. Then from a place of fullness we can value & respect others.

#value #respect #gratitude #plenty #fullness #empty #selfworth #selfvalue #confidence #owning #joy #life #liveit #live #embrace #love #passion #compassion #today #present

Melinda J KellyMar 9, 2024

So much time spent on want rather than seeing what we have. When we appreciate what is ours we become secure in ourselves. Then from a place of fullness we can value & respect others.

#value #respect #gratitude #plenty #fullness #empty #selfworth #selfvalue #confidence #owning #joy #life #liveit #live #embrace #love #passion #compassion #today #present

Melinda J KellyMar 8, 2024

So much time spent on want rather than seeing what we have. When we appreciate what is ours we become secure in ourselves. Then from a place of fullness we can value & respect others.

#value #respect #gratitude #plenty #fullness #empty #selfworth #selfvalue #confidence #owning #joy #life #liveit #live #embrace #love #passion #compassion #today #present