WIST Quotations

Antrim, Minna -- At the Sign of the Golden Calf (1905)

Dave — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 15:04:32 +0000

Three Failures denote uncommon strength. A weakling has not enough grit to fail thrice.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
At the Sign of the Golden Calf (1905)
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Antrim, Minna -- Don’ts for Bachelors and Old Maids (1908)

Dave — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 13:48:48 +0000

To jest at physical deformities is to prove Yourself Unfit to breathe the air of Decency.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Don’ts for Bachelors and Old Maids (1908)
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Antrim, Minna -- Don’ts for Bachelors and Old Maids (1908)

Dave — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 14:28:00 +0000

Debt is the sort of Bedfellow who is forever pulling all the Covers his way.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Don’ts for Bachelors and Old Maids (1908)
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Antrim, Minna -- Don’ts for Bachelors and Old Maids (1908)

Dave — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 13:52:05 +0000

Don’t be afraid to thank a servant. Do so quietly, but unmistakably, whenever thanks are in order.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Don’ts for Bachelors and Old Maids (1908)
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Antrim, Minna -- Don’ts for Bachelors and Old Maids (1908)

Dave — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:11:01 +0000

Better be known as a Rampant Iconoclast than as a sonorous Echo.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Don’ts for Bachelors and Old Maids (1908)
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Antrim, Minna -- Don’ts for Bachelors and Old Maids (1908)

Dave — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:53:17 +0000

The guest who deliberately wounds his Host strikes a Manacled Man.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Don’ts for Bachelors and Old Maids (1908)
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Antrim, Minna -- Don’ts for Bachelors and Old Maids (1908)

Dave — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 17:39:37 +0000

Never acquire the “all hands ’round” habit. Shake hands with your host, but a bow to the rest is sufficient.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Don’ts for Bachelors and Old Maids (1908)
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Antrim, Minna -- Don’ts for Bachelors and Old Maids (1908)

Dave — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 15:26:44 +0000

Don’t be a man of “Intentions.” The world gives a man credit only for his deeds and, often, not even for them.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Don’ts for Bachelors and Old Maids (1908)
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Antrim, Minna -- Don’ts for Bachelors and Old Maids (1908)

Dave — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 14:40:17 +0000

Don’t use the vulgaria’s patois. “Swell,” “Gent,” “Shine” and “Cop” are among his most common expressions.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Don’ts for Bachelors and Old Maids (1908)
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Antrim, Minna -- Don’ts for Bachelors and Old Maids (1908)

Dave — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 19:36:44 +0000

Don’t rush madly into Matrimony. Those who do are as mad to rush out.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Don’ts for Bachelors and Old Maids (1908)
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Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1901)

Dave — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:07:16 +0000

An epigram is a flashlight of a truth; a witticism, truth laughing at itself.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1901)

Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1901)

Dave — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:55:50 +0000

The drama of life begins with a wail and ends with a sigh.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1901)

Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1901)

Dave — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 15:12:27 +0000

The very women who object to the morals of a notoriously beautiful actress, grow big with pride when an admirer suggests their marked resemblance to this stage beauty in physique.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1901)

Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1901)

Dave — Sat, 28 Aug 2021 05:42:43 +0000

Illusion is the dust the devil throws in the eyes of the foolish.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1901)

Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1901)

Dave — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 20:31:47 +0000

Man forgives woman anything save the wit to outwit him.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1901)

Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1901)

Dave — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 15:10:04 +0000

To laughter! The bright coinage of the bank of good will.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1901)

Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)

Dave — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:27:23 +0000

Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)
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Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)

Dave — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 22:37:29 +0000

A fool bolts pleasure, then complains of moral indigestion.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)
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Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)

Dave — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 01:17:29 +0000

The drama of life begins with a wail and end with a sigh.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)
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Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)

Dave — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:52:45 +0000

He should die young who says he has neither erred, strayed or been deceived.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)
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Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)

Dave — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 22:34:08 +0000

Doing all we can to promote our friend’s happiness is better than to continually drink to his prosperity.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)
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Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)

Dave — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:26:02 +0000

Life is a madrigal or a dirge, according to the singer’s temperament.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)
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Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)

Dave — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 22:34:29 +0000

A wise woman is never passé. She crosses the bridge spanning youth and age with firm step and smiling lips.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)
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Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)

Dave — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 18:45:39 +0000

It takes not only humor, but sense, to enjoy a satirical story directed toward one’s self.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)
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Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)

Dave — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 19:14:38 +0000

If one’s thoughts were written on one’s face, many would need masks.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)
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Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)

Dave — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:20:27 +0000

I post no possible objection to a man being a fool, if he so desires, but I do protest against his asking me to wear cap and bells in his company.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)
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Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)

Dave — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 20:50:44 +0000

A witticism is that clever thing you wish you had said, not listened to.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)
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Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)

Dave — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:50:32 +0000

Experience has no text books nor proxies. She demands that her pupils answer to her roll-call personally.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)
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Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)

Dave — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 21:49:52 +0000

Envy none. Every heart has some secret chamber of horrors, and those who seem the most gay have often the grimmest skeletons.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)
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Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)

Dave — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:04:42 +0000

When I learn that husband and wife never quarrel, I know that indifference has set in, and after that — the deluge.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)
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King Louis XV of France is attributed with saying, "Après moi, le déluge [After me, the flood]" to Madame Pompadour in 1757.

Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)

Dave — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:51:20 +0000

There can be no friendship without truth, but there can be a deal of truth without one grain of friendship.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)
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Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)

Dave — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 19:50:22 +0000

Politeness is a gilt-edged investment that seldom misses a dividend.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)
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Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)

Dave — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:38:37 +0000

There would be neither fruit nor flowers if God answered all prayers concerning the weather according to our folly.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)
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Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)

Dave — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 19:59:09 +0000

When the final records shall be made clear, I think we shall be greatly amazed to see how alike in their frailties were men and women.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)
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Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Illusions (1901)

Dave — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 22:42:15 +0000

If you cannot be clever, be careful.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Naked Truth and Veiled Illusions (1901)
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Antrim, Minna -- Phases, Mazes, and Crazes of Love (1904)

Dave — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 19:10:30 +0000

At twenty, men love women; at forty, girls; at fifty, themselves.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Phases, Mazes, and Crazes of Love (1904)
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Antrim, Minna -- Sweethearts and Beaux (1905)

Dave — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 21:25:15 +0000

Separations are the tonics of Love, but beware of overdoses.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Sweethearts and Beaux (1905)
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See Propertius.

Antrim, Minna -- Sweethearts and Beaux (1905)

Dave — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:52:00 +0000

During a quarrel, to have said too little may be mended; to have said too much, not always.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Sweethearts and Beaux (1905)
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Antrim, Minna -- Sweethearts and Beaux (1905)

Dave — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 17:41:44 +0000

Wives who are chummy with their husbands are apt to live contented lives.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Sweethearts and Beaux (1905)
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Antrim, Minna -- Sweethearts and Beaux (1905)

Dave — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 17:45:56 +0000

Women cannot always love men who love them, but they always admire their taste.

Minna Antrim (1861-1950) American epigrammatist, writer
Sweethearts and Beaux (1905)
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