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It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in their place.

[Il n’est pas mauvais que les enfants remettent de temps en temps, avec politesse, les parents à leur place.]

Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954) French writer
My Mother’s House [La Maison de Claudine], “The Priest on the Wall [Le curé sur le mur]” (1922) [tr. Troubridge/McLeod (1949)]

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Colette, Sidonie-Gabrielle - My Mother's House [La Maison de Claudine], "The Priest on the Wall [Le curé sur le mur]" (1922) [tr. Troubridge/McLeod (1949)] | WIST Quotations

It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in their place. [Il n’est pas mauvais que les enfants remettent de temps en temps, avec politesse, les parents à leur place.] (Source (French))

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WIST Quotations Feb 11

A quotation from Marcus Aurelius

Kindness is invincible, if it be sincere and not hypocritical or a mere facade. For what can the most insulting of people do to you if you are consistently kind to him, and, when the occasion allows, gently advise him and quietly put him on the proper course at the very time when he is attempting to do you a mischief. “No, my son, we were born for something other than this; it is not I who am harmed, it is you, my son, who are causing harm to yourself.”

[τὸ εὐμενὲς ἀνίκητον, ἐὰν γνήσιον ᾖ καὶ μὴ σεσηρὸς μηδὲ ὑπόκρισις. τί γάρ σοι ποιήσει ὁ ὑβριστικώτατος, ἐὰν διατελῇς εὐμενὴς αὐτῷ καί, εἰ οὕτως ἔτυχε, πρᾴως παραινῇς καὶ μεταδιδάσκῃς εὐσχολῶν παῤ αὐτὸν ἐκεῖνον τὸν καιρὸν ὅτε κακοποιεῖν σε ἐπιχειρεῖ: ῾μή, τέκνον: πρὸς ἄλλο πεφύκαμεν. ἐγὼ μὲν οὐ μὴ βλαβῶ, σὺ δὲ βλάπτῃ, τέκνον.᾿]

Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 11, ch. 18 (11.18) (AD 161-180) [tr. Hard (1997 ed.)]

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Marcus Aurelius - Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 11, ch. 18 (11.18) (AD 161-180) [tr. Hard (1997 ed.)] | WIST Quotations

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Quick Quotes Sep 4, 2025

“My father believes with his entire soul that the meek shall inherit the earth. My children will inherit the earth but they will not be meek.”
― Allan Dare Pearce

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Sep 1, 2025

A quotation from Charles Mackay

You have no enemies, you say?
Alas, my friend, the boast is poor;
He, who has mingled in the fray
Of duty that the brave endure,
Must have made foes! If you have none,
Small is the work that you have done,
You’ve hit no traitor on the hip,
You’ve dashed no cup from perjured lip,
You’ve never turned the wrong to right,
You’ve been a coward in the fight.

Charles Mackay (1814-1889) Scottish poet, journalist, song writer
Poem (1884), “No Enemies”, Interludes and Undertones, Poem 121

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Carmelite Quotes Feb 5, 2025

Quote of the day, 6 February: St. John of the Cross

The humble are those who hide in their own nothingness and know how to abandon themselves to God.

The meek are those who know how to suffer their neighbor and themselves.

If you desire to be perfect, sell your will, give it to the poor in spirit, come to Christ in meekness and humility, and follow him to Calvary and the sepulcher.

Those who trust in themselves are worse than the devil.

Saint John of the Cross

Sayings of Light and Love, nos. 163-166

John of the Cross, St. 1991, The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross, Revised Edition, translated from the Spanish by Kavanaugh, K and Rodriguez, O with revisions and introductions by Kavanaugh, K, ICS Publications, Washington DC.

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TheZorse Feb 14, 2024

Correlation is Not Causation.

When I was an atheist, I couldn't understand why a non-believer would ever come to believe in God. I knew that in times of crisis - for example with the death of a loved one, or one's own impending demise - people sometimes turned to God, and I assumed it was simply a desperate grasp for something to make them feel better.

This is probably sometimes true, but I later learned that there is another angle: The trials of life can be very humbling, and humility - meekness - is a crucial prerequisite to having a first-hand, religious/spiritual experience. Its opposite, arrogance, is a barrier. Once that experience has been had, and whatever trial brought about the meekness has passed, that spiritual connection remains. (Of course, other things can erode that connection, but that's a separate topic.)

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WIST Quotations moves again!Jan 31, 2024

A quotation from McLaughlin, Mignon:

«
A little embarrassment prevents a lot of goodness.
»

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https://wist.info/mclaughlin-mignon/66798/

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The Neurotic's Notebook, ch. 8 (1963) - McLaughlin, Mignon | WIST Quotations

A little embarrassment prevents a lot of goodness.

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damian entwistle Jun 6, 2023

Today's poem:

The Lost Tails of Miletus
- by Francis Bret Harte

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The Lost Tails of Miletus

Francis Bret Harte High on the Thracian hills, half hid in the billows of clover, Thyme, and the asphodel blooms, and lulled by Pactolian streamlet, She of Miletus lay, and beside her an aged saty…

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Boomerang Literature Jan 26, 2023

They say that meekness is a great power

—Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Idiot

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Adrian Morales Dec 23, 2022

As millions of people across the globe are preparing to celebrate Christmas, I would like to remind everyone that making peace and turning the other cheek are core values of Christianity.

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