WIST Quotations

Zweig, Stefan -- Beware of Pity (1939)

Dave — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:33:44 +0000

Unhappiness makes people vulnerable, incessant suffering unjust. Just as in the relations between a creditor and a debtor there is always an element of the disagreeable that can never be overcome, for the very reason that the one is irrevocably committed to the role of giver and the other to that of receiver, so in a sick person a latent feeling of resentment at every obvious sign of consideration is always ready to burst forth.

Stefan Zweig (1881-1942) Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist, biographer
Beware of Pity (1939)

Carter, Rosalynn -- Helping Yourself Help Others: A Book for Caregivers (1994; 2013) [with S. Golant]

Dave — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 22:18:36 +0000

There are only four kinds of people in this world: those who have been caregivers, those who currently are caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers.

Rosalynn Carter (b. 1927) American First Lady (1977-1981), and activist
Helping Yourself Help Others: A Book for Caregivers (1994; 2013) [with S. Golant]
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This quotation is usually attributed directly to Carter, but she is actually quoting an unnamed caregiver colleague of hers.