WIST Quotations

Richardson, James -- Vectors: Aphorisms and Ten-Second Essays, # 85 (2001)

Dave — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 17:33:06 +0000

The great consolation of righteousness is never having to worry whether you’re a bore.

James Richardson (b. 1950) American poet
Vectors: Aphorisms and Ten-Second Essays, # 85 (2001)

Matthews, Brett -- Firefly, 1×13 “Heart of Gold” (4 Aug 2003)

Dave — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 16:51:57 +0000

MAL: Nothing worse than a monster who thinks he’s right with God.

Brett Matthews (b. c. 1978) American television screenwriter, author
Firefly, 1×13 “Heart of Gold” (4 Aug 2003)

Butcher, Jim -- Grave Peril, ch. 24 (2008)

Dave — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 13:43:53 +0000

I don’t have anything against God. Far from it. But I don’t understand Him. And I don’t trust a lot of the people that go around claiming that they’re working in His best interests.

Jim Butcher (b. 1971) American author
Grave Peril, ch. 24 (2008)

Russell, Bertrand -- Justice in War-Time (1916)

Dave — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 13:50:45 +0000

Righteousness cannot be born until self-righteousness is dead.

Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Justice in War-Time (1916)

Butcher, Jim -- Small Favor (2008)

Dave — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 12:30:12 +0000

You can be as sincere as hell and still be wrong.

Jim Butcher (b. 1971) American author
Small Favor (2008)

Churchill, Winston -- Debate, House of Commons (13 Oct 1943)

Dave — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 12:10:59 +0000

Everyone is in favor of free speech. Hardly a day passes without its being extolled, but some people’s idea of it is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone says anything back, that is an outrage.

Winston Churchill (1874–1965) British statesman and author
Debate, House of Commons (13 Oct 1943)

More discussion of this quotation: If Anyone Says Anything Back, That Is an Outrage – Quote Investigator.

Nietzsche, Friedrich -- Thus Spoke Zarathustra [Also sprach Zarathustra], “Of Old and New Law-Tables” (26) (1883-85) [tr. Hollingdale (1961)]

Dave — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:12:42 +0000

With whom does the greatest danger for the whole human future lie? Is it not with the good and just? — with those who say and feel in their hearts: “We already know what is good and just, we possess it, too; woe to those who are still searching for it!”

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German philosopher and poet
Thus Spoke Zarathustra [Also sprach Zarathustra], “Of Old and New Law-Tables” (26) (1883-85) [tr. Hollingdale (1961)]