WIST Quotations Has Moved!Sep 30

A quotation from A. A. Milne

   “I have been Foolish and Deluded,” said Pooh, “and I am a Bear of No Brain at All.”
   “You’re the Best Bear in All the World,” said Christopher Robin soothingly.

A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 3 “Pooh and Piglet Go Hunting” (1926)

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WIST Quotations moves again!Dec 10, 2024

A quotation from Joubert, Joseph:

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Half myself mocks the other half.
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WIST Quotations moves again!Jul 3, 2024

A quotation from Hoffer, Eric:

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That hatred springs more from self-contempt than from a legitimate grievance is seen in the intimate connection between hatred and a guilty conscience. There is perhaps no surer way of infecting ourselves with virulent hatred toward a person than by doing him a grave injustice. That others have a…
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True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements, Part 3, ch. 14, § 69 (1951) - Hoffer, Eric | WIST Quotations

That hatred springs more from self-contempt than from a legitimate grievance is seen in the intimate connection between hatred and a guilty conscience. There is perhaps no surer way of infecting ourselves with virulent hatred toward a person than by doing him a grave injustice. That others have a just…

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WIST Quotations moves again!Apr 9, 2024

A quotation from Hoffer, Eric:

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The awareness of their individual blemishes and shortcomings inclines the frustrated to detect ill will and meanness in their fellow men. Self-contempt, however vague, sharpens our eyes for the imperfections of others. We usually strive to reveal in others the blemishes we hide in ourselves.
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True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements, Part 3, ch. 14, § 100 (1951) - Hoffer, Eric | WIST Quotations

The awareness of their individual blemishes and shortcomings inclines the frustrated to detect ill will and meanness in their fellow men. Self-contempt, however vague, sharpens our eyes for the imperfections of others. We usually strive to reveal in others the blemishes we hide in ourselves.

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WIST Quotations moves again!Nov 9, 2023

A quotation from McLaughlin, Mignon:

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A neurotic is someone who’s afraid to see himself as he’s afraid others see him.
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The Second Neurotic's Notebook, ch. 10 (1966) - McLaughlin, Mignon | WIST Quotations

A neurotic is someone who's afraid to see himself as he's afraid others see him.

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