WIST QuotationsMay 29

A quotation from Robert Louis Stevenson

But solitude for its own sake should surely never be preferred. We are bound by the strongest obligations to busy ourselves amid the world of men, if it be only to crack jokes.

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) Scottish essayist, novelist, poet
Essay (1880-01/02?), “Reflections and Remarks on Human Life,” § 4.3 “Solitude and Society”

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Stevenson, Robert Louis - Essay (1880-01/02?), "Reflections and Remarks on Human Life," § 4.3 "Solitude and Society" | WIST Quotations

But solitude for its own sake should surely never be preferred. We are bound by the strongest obligations to busy ourselves amid the world of men, if it be only to crack jokes. A collection of aphorisms and musings, first published in the Edinburgh Edition of his Works, vol. 28…

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WIST QuotationsMay 19

A quotation from The Bible

Feasts are made for laughter,
   wine gladdens life,
   and money meets every need.
 
לִשְׂחוֹק֙ עֹשִׂ֣ים לֶ֔חֶם וְיַ֖יִן יְשַׂמַּ֣ח חַיִּ֑ים וְהַכֶּ֖סֶף יַעֲנֶ֥ה אֶת־הַכֹּֽל׃

The Bible (The Old Testament) (14th - 2nd C BC) Judeo-Christian sacred scripture [Tanakh, Hebrew Bible], incl. the Apocrypha (Deuterocanonicals)
Book 21. Ecclesiastes 10:19ff (Eccl 10:19) [tr. NRSV (2021 ed.)]

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Bible, Vol. 1. Old Testament - Book 21. Ecclesiastes 10:19ff (Eccl 10:19) [tr. NRSV (2021 ed.)] | WIST Quotations

Feasts are made for laughter, wine gladdens life, and money meets every need. לִשְׂחוֹק֙ עֹשִׂ֣ים לֶ֔חֶם וְיַ֖יִן יְשַׂמַּ֣ח חַיִּ֑ים וְהַכֶּ֖סֶף יַעֲנֶ֥ה אֶת־הַכֹּֽל׃ An odd text for the Bible, it seems to refer back to 10:16-17, which bemoans royalty and their ministers feasting and drinking at all hours. (Source (Hebrew)). Alternate…

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A quotation from Samuel Johnson

Merriment is always the effect of a sudden impression. The jest which is expected is already destroyed.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
Essay (1759-05-26), The Idler, No. 58

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Johnson, Samuel - Essay (1759-05-26), The Idler, No. 58 | WIST Quotations

Merriment is always the effect of a sudden impression. The jest which is expected is already destroyed.

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A quotation from Joseph Addison

I have always preferred cheerfulness to mirth. The latter I consider as an act, the former as an habit of mind. Mirth is short and transient, cheerfulness fixed and permanent. Those are often raised into the greatest transports of mirth who are subject to the greatest depressions of melancholy. On the contrary, cheerfulness, though it does not give the mind such an exquisite gladness, prevents us from falling into any depths of sorrow. Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity.

Joseph Addison (1672-1719) English essayist, poet, statesman
Essay (1712-05-17), The Spectator, No. 381

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Essay (1712-05-17), The Spectator, No. 381 - Addison, Joseph | WIST Quotations

I have always preferred cheerfulness to mirth. The latter I consider as an act, the former as an habit of mind. Mirth is short and transient, cheerfulness fixed and permanent. Those are often raised into the greatest transports of mirth who are subject to the greatest depressions of melancholy. On…

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Zhian N. KamvarMar 30, 2024

I finished #Merriment last week and I can’t stop thinking about it. The loneliness of it all combined with Mack’s loosening grip on reality just hits so hard. The way her friends show up for her (though I don’t think either of those words are right) just feels different than how mental illness is normally portrayed.

#GraphicNovel

https://www.phillymag.com/news/2024/03/28/merriment-graphic-novel-joe-steinhardt-marissa-paternoster/

Two Indie-Rock Lifers Explore Boredom and Madness in New Jersey in New Graphic Novel

Marissa Paternoster of Screaming Females and Joe Steinhardt of Don Giovanni Records explore Garden State despair in Merriment.

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WIST Quotations moves again!Mar 18, 2024

A quotation from Shakespeare, William:

«
PRINCE: Your silence most offends me, and to be merry best becomes you; for, out o’ question, you were born in a merry hour.

BEATRICE: No, sure, my lord, my mother cried, but then there was a star danced, and under that was I born.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/shakespeare-william/67887/

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Much Ado About Nothing, Act 2, sc. 1, l. 324ff (2.1.324-329) (1598) - Shakespeare, William | WIST Quotations

PRINCE: Your silence most offends me, and to be merry best becomes you; for, out o' question, you were born in a merry hour. BEATRICE: No, sure, my lord, my mother cried, but then there was a star danced, and under that was I born.

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WIST Quotations moves again!Jan 30, 2024

A quotation from Bible, vol. 1, Old Testament:

«
A joyful heart helps healing,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/bible-ot/4522/

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Proverbs 17:22 [CEB (2011)] - Bible, vol. 1, Old Testament | WIST Quotations

A joyful heart helps healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. Alternate translations: A merry heart doeth good like a medicine; but a broken spirit drieth the bones. [KJV (1611)] Being cheerful keeps you healthy. It is slow death to be gloomy all the time. [GNT (1976)] A…

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WIST Quotations moves again!Nov 2, 2023

A quotation from Wolcot, John:

«
Care to our coffin adds a nail, no doubt;
And every grin, so merry, draws one out.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/wolcot-john/64385/

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Expostulatory Odes to a Great Duke and a Little Lord, Ode 15, ll. 5-6 (1789) - Wolcot, John | WIST Quotations

Care to our coffin adds a nail, no doubt; And every grin, so merry, draws one out.

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On these the darkest of nights, let us celebrate the great old ones #Merriment #CthulhuFtaghn #Music #JoinIn #WeAreTheRadio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccefqYQWtdA
"Awake Ye Scary Great Olde Ones" Lovecraft Scary Solstice carol

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Devilled Gregg 🏳️‍🌈🇩🇰Dec 24, 2022

Just #FYI in #Scandinavia we celebrate #xmas already today. I’m not sure why 🤷🏻‍♂️

But expect toots showing #presents and #food and #merriment in T minus 12 hours 😜