WIST Quotations

Kasdan, Lawrence -- The Empire Strikes Back (1980) [with George Lucas and Leigh Brackett]

Dave — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 16:49:27 +0000

YODA: No! Try not. Do — or do not. There is no try.

Lawrence Kasdan (b. 1949) American screenwriter, director, producer
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) [with George Lucas and Leigh Brackett]

Sa'adi -- The Maxims of Sa’di, 1 [tr. Nakosteen (1977)]

Dave — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 12:43:08 +0000

An act of goodness surpasses a thousand prayers.

Sa'adi (1184-1283/1291?) Persian poet [a.k.a. Sa'di, Moslih Eddin Sa'adi, Mushrif-ud-Din Abdullah, Muslih-ud-Din Mushrif ibn Abdullah, Mosleh al-Din Saadi Shirazi, Shaikh Mosslehedin Saadi Shirazi]
The Maxims of Sa’di, 1 [tr. Nakosteen (1977)]

Bacon, Francis -- “Of Ceremonies and Respects,” Essays, No. 52 (1625)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 19:00:00 +0000

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Francis Bacon (1561-1626) English philosopher, scientist, author, statesman
“Of Ceremonies and Respects,” Essays, No. 52 (1625)
(Source)

Adler, Alfred -- (Attributed)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

It is always easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them.

Alfred Adler (1870-1937) Austrian psychologist
(Attributed)
(Source)

Comment to friend (1927). In Phyllis Bottome, Alfred Adler: A Biography, ch. 5 (1939)

Emerson, Ralph Waldo -- “New England Reformers,” lecture, Boston (1844-03-03), Essays: Second Series (1844)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 19:00:00 +0000

The reward of a thing well done, is to have done it.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet
“New England Reformers,” lecture, Boston (1844-03-03), Essays: Second Series (1844)
(Source)

Reprinted in Essays: Second Series (1844).