WIST Quotations

Whittier, John Greenleaf -- (Attributed)

Dave — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 01:37:52 +0000

A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone near,
A little gift from one held dear,
Best wishes for the coming year–
These make a Merry Christmas!

John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892) American poet and abolitionist
(Attributed)

Goldsmith, Oliver -- The Citizen of the World, Letter 44 (1762)

Dave — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 13:49:22 +0000

Whichever way we look the prospect is disagreeable. Behind, we have left pleasures we shall never more enjoy, and therefore regret; and before we see pleasures which we languish to possess, and are, consequently, uneasy till we possess them.

Oliver Goldsmith (1730–1774) Irish poet, playwright, novelist
The Citizen of the World, Letter 44 (1762)

Johnson, Samuel -- The Plays of William Shakespeare, “Cymbeline” (1765)

Dave — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 12:08:53 +0000

No state can be more destitute than that of a him who, when the delites of sense forsake him, has no pleasures of the mind.

Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
The Plays of William Shakespeare, “Cymbeline” (1765)

Luther, Martin -- (Attributed)

Dave — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:40:25 +0000

Who loves not wine, women, and song
Remains a fool his whole life long.

[Wer nicht liebt Weib, Wein und Gesang,
A Der bleibt ein Narr sein Leben lang.]

Martin Luther (1483–1546) German priest, theologian, writer, religious reformer
(Attributed)

Attributed in Matthias Claudius, Der Wandsbecker Bothe (1775). Inscription in the Luther Room, Wartburg, Germany.