Miscellaneous quotes
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Oscar Wilde1854–1900Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892), Act IYou play the hand you’re dealt. I think the game’s worthwhile.
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
?UnattributedOften credited to Augustine of HippoNothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Martin Luther King Jr.1929–1968Strength to Love (1963), Ch. 4: Love in action, Sct. 3
Ian Maclaren1850–1907Often credited to PlatoAt times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid.
When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail.
Winston Churchill1874–1965BBC radio broadcast, February 9, 1941. In The Churchill War Papers: 1941 (1993), ed. Gilbert, W.W. Norton, pp. 199–200
C. S. Lewis1898–1963“Vivisection” (1947), p. 227Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect.
Mark Twain1835–1910Papers of the Adam Family (1939) (2016). “The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain”, p.97, Chartwell
