WIST Quotations

Wilcox, Ella Wheeler -- Poem (1901), “Climbing,” ll. 1-3, New Thought Pastels (1906)

Dave — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:38:15 +0000

Who climbs the mountain does not always climb.
The winding road slants downward many a time;
Yet each descent is higher than the last.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850–1919) American author, poet, temperance advocate, spiritualist
Poem (1901), “Climbing,” ll. 1-3, New Thought Pastels (1906)
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Kluger, Jeffrey -- The Narcissist Next Door, ch. 1 (2014)

Dave — Sat, 03 Sep 2022 23:55:46 +0000

For narcissists, setbacks are not opportunities to learn; they’re problems caused by somebody else who got in their way or sabotaged their plans.

Jeffrey Kluger (b. 1954) American journalist, author
The Narcissist Next Door, ch. 1 (2014)
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Angelou, Maya -- “The Art of Fiction,” Paris Review, #116, Interview with George Plimpton (1990)

Dave — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 21:18:50 +0000

There is, I hope, a thesis in my work: we may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.

Maya Angelou (1928–2014) American poet, memoirist, activist [b. Marguerite Ann Johnson]
“The Art of Fiction,” Paris Review, #116, Interview with George Plimpton (1990)
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Kipling, Rudyard -- “If–” st. 2 (1910)

Dave — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 21:38:57 +0000

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same ….

Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) English writer
“If–” st. 2 (1910)
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