WIST Quotations

Fuller, Thomas (1654) -- Introductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 2, # 2092 (1727)

Dave — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 16:02:20 +0000

Thou never wast so good as thou shouldest be; if thou does not strive to be better. And thou never wilt be better, if thou doest not fear to grow worse.

Thomas Fuller (1654-1734) English physician, preacher, aphorist, writer
Introductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 2, # 2092 (1727)
(Source)

Carr, E. H. -- (Attributed)

Dave — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 18:53:28 +0000

Change is certain. Progress is not.

E. H. Carr (1892-1982) British historian, journalist, international relations theorist [Edward Hallett "Ted" Carr]
(Attributed)

This is widely cited to his collection, From Napoleon to Stalin and Other Essays (1980), but I cannot find it there.

Hightower, Cullen -- (Attributed)

Dave — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:51:43 +0000

After our ages-long journey from savagery to civility, let’s hope we haven’t bought a round-trip ticket.

Cullen Hightower (1923-2008) American writer, aphorist, salesman.
(Attributed)

Attributed in Forbes magazine (29 Mar 1993).

~Proverbs and Sayings -- Chinese proverb

Dave — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:27:03 +0000

Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back.

Proverbs, Sayings, and Adages
Chinese proverb