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A quotation from La Rochefoucauld ‘Tis a small misfortune to oblige an ungrateful man; but it is unbearable to be obliged by a scoundrel.   [Ce n’est pas un grand malheur d’obliger des ingrats, mais c’en est un insupportable d’être obligé à un malhonnête homme.] François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶317 (1665-1678) [tr. Bund/Friswell (1871)] More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-fra… #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #larochefoucauld #debt #favor #gratitude #hardship #ingratitude #jerk #knave #misfortune #obligation #returnfavors #scoundrel

A quotation from Samuel Johnson It may be said that disease generally begins that equality which death completes; the distinctions which set one man so much above another are very little perceived in the gloom of a sick chamber. Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic Essay (1750-09-01), The Rambler, No. 48 More about this quote: wist.info/johnson-samuel/25671… #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #samueljohnson #leveling #death #disease #equality #humancondition #humanity #illness #mortality

A quotation from Kerry Greenwood    “I always found faith a great comfort. Otherwise it is too much, Phryne. Too cruel. To think that all the lads, all those boys, were just gone, blown out like candles. Don’t you agree?”    “I do,” said Phryne. “I like to think of them sitting down with all their mates to a serious drinking session, washed clean of mud and stench, all shiny and jolly. And if that doesn’t constitute heaven, I’m not going; though, of course, I might not have the option.” Kerry Greenwood (b. 1954) Australian author and lawyer Phryne Fisher Book 20, Murder and Mendelssohn, ch. 7 (2013) More about this quote: wist.info/greenwood-kerry/8612… #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #kerrygreenwood #missfisher #phrynefisher #afterlife #casualties #fatalities #heaven #war #wwi

A quotation from Doctor Who    THE DOCTOR: Adric, I give you a privileged insight into the mystery of time, yes?    ADRIC: Yes.    THE DOCTOR: Open your mind to adventures beyond imagining, yes?    ADRIC: Yes.    THE DOCTOR: And you criticize my logic?    ADRIC: No. No, I’m just saying that a lot of the time you don’t really make sense.    THE DOCTOR: Ah. Ah! Oh, you’ve noticed that, have you? Well, I mean, anyone can talk sense. As long as that’s understood, you and I are going to get on splendidly. Doctor Who (1963–1989) British science fiction television series, original run (BBC) 18X06 “The Keeper of Traken,” Part 1 (1981-01-31) [w. Johnny Byrne] More about this quote: wist.info/doctor-who-1963/8611… #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #doctorwho #fourthdoctor #criticism #doctorwho #ingratitude #logic #makesense

A quotation from Euripides ADMETUS: For they loved me in words, not deeds.   [ἌΔΜΗΤΟΣ: λόγῳ γὰρ ἦσαν οὐκ ἔργῳ φίλοι.] Euripides (485?-406? BC) Greek tragic dramatist Alcestis [Ἄλκηστις ], l. 339ff (438 BC) [tr. Aldington (1930)] More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/euripides/86059/ #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #euripides #alcestis #action #betrayal #deeds #hypocrisy #integrity #proof #sacrifice #words #wordsanddeeds

A quotation from Eleanor Roosevelt Occasionally he took us on a picnic or a camping trip and taught us many valuable lessons. The chief one was to remember that camping was a good way to find out people’s characters. Those who were selfish showed it very soon, in that they wanted the best bed or the best food and did not want to do their share of the work. Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) American politician, diplomat, activist; First Lady of the US (1933–45) Memoir (1937), This Is My Story, ch. 2 “Adolescence” More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-eleanor/86… #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #eleanorroosevelt #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #camping #character #collaboration #cooperation #picnic #selfishness #slacker #freeloading #entitlement

A quotation from Frederick Douglass Americans! your republican politics, not less than your republican religion, are flagrantly inconsistent. You boast of your love of liberty, your superior civilization, and your pure Christianity, while the whole political power of the nation (as embodied in the two great political parties), is solemnly pledged to support and perpetuate the enslavement of three millions of your countrymen. You hurl your anathemas at the crowned headed tyrants of Russia and Austria, and pride yourselves on your Democratic institutions, while you yourselves consent to be the mere tools and body-guards of the tyrants of Virginia and Carolina. Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) American abolitionist, orator, writer Speech (1852-07-05), “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Corinthian Hall, Rochester, New York More about this quote: wist.info/douglass-frederick/8… #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #frederickdouglass #America #enslavement #hypocrisy #pretension #slavery #systemicracism #tyranny

A quotation from Ray Bradbury There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches. Every minority, be it Baptist / Unitarian, Irish / Italian / Octogenarian / Zen Buddhist, Zionist / Seventh-day Adventist, Women’s Lib / Republican, Mattachine / Four Square Gospel feels it has the will, the right, the duty to douse the kerosene, light the fuse. Every dimwit editor who sees himself as the source of all dreary blanc-mange plain-porridge unleavened literature licks his guillotine and eyes the neck of any author who dares to speak above a whisper or write above a nursery rhyme. Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) American writer, futurist, fabulist Fahrenheit 451, “Coda” Afterword (1979 ed.) More about this quote: wist.info/bradbury-ray/46602/ #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #raybradbury #fahrenheit451 #bookburning #bowdlerize #censorship #editing #editor #offense #pabulum

A quotation from Hugo What was the crime? To complain. What was the crime? To suffer. Let misery hide and be silent, otherwise it is lèse-majesté.   [Quel était l’attentat? se plaindre. Quel était le crime? souffrir. Que la misère se cache et se taise, sinon elle est lèse-majesté.] Victor Hugo (1802–1885) French writer, journalist, human rights activist, politician The Man Who Laughs [L’Homme qui rit; The Laughing Man; By Order of the King], Part 2, Book 9, ch. 2 (.2.9.2) (1869) [tr. Lavelle (2003)] More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/hugo-victor/85062/ #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #hugo #victorhugo #themanwholaughs #complaint #coverup #establishment #lesemajeste #misery #power #protest #suffering #treason #willfulignorance

"There are different kinds of curiosity: one springs from interest, which makes us desire to know everything that may be profitable to us; another from pride, which springs from a desire of knowing what others are ignorant of."

• La Rochefoucauld, Moral Maxim № 173 (1678)

If he's implying that the second kind is worse, then pub #trivia must not have been invented yet in 1678. I want to know; AND I want to vanquish all challengers. Don't talk about my $25 gift card like it's some kind of vice.

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A quotation from Robert Green Ingersoll    Is it necessary that Heaven should borrow its light from the glare of Hell?    Infinite punishment is infinite cruelty, endless injustice, immortal meanness. To worship an eternal gaoler hardens, debases, and pollutes even the vilest soul. While there is one sad and breaking heart in the universe, no good being can be perfectly happy. Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator Lecture (1881-05-01) “The Great Infidels,” Booth’s Theater, New York More about this quote: wist.info/ingersoll-robert-gre… #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ingersoll #robertingersoll #robertgreeningersoll #afterlife #Christianity #cruelty #damnation #divinejudgment #divinejustice #divinepunishment #divinewrath #eternity #God #heaven #hell #punishment #universalism

A quotation from Watterson HOBBES: If you couldn’t find any weirdness, maybe we’ll just have to make some! Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist Calvin and Hobbes (1994-04-17) More about this quote: wist.info/watterson-bill/84754… #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #billwatterson #calvinandhobbes #amusement #creativity #discovery #exploration #initiative #selfchallenging #selfstarter #strangeness #weirdness

A quotation from La Rochefoucauld Absence weakens ordinary passions, but inflames great ones, as the wind extinguishes a candle, but fans a fire.   [L’absence diminue les médiocres passions, et augmente les grandes, comme le vent éteint les bougies et allume le feu.] François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶276 (1665-1678) [tr. Stevens (1939)] More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-fra… #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #larochefoucuald #absence #apart #fire #flames #love #passion #relationship #separation

“Have I played my part well in the farce of life?” -- Augustus Caesar, first Emperor of Rome ...on his deathbed, as reported by Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus in The Life of Augustus, originally published 121 C.E., Empire of Rome ----- "Did you love my performance in Venezuela? My performance in Iran is better, isn't it?" -- Donald Trump, President of the United States ...in failing health, as reported by Jonathan Carl of ABC News, originally reported March 6, 2026 C.E., United States of America #us #UnitedStates #iran #war #fascism #parallels #delusion #arrogance #quotation