WIST Quotations

Cicero, Marcus Tullius -- Philippics [Philippicae; Antonian Orations], No. 11, ch. 15 / sec. 39 (11.15/11.39) (43-02 BC) [ed. Harbottle (1897)]

Dave — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:23:43 +0000

Nothing flourishes for ever; each generation gives place to its successor.

[Nihil enim semper floret; aetas succedit aetati.]

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
Philippics [Philippicae; Antonian Orations], No. 11, ch. 15 / sec. 39 (11.15/11.39) (43-02 BC) [ed. Harbottle (1897)]
(Source)

(Source (Latin)). Other translations:

For there is nothing which flourishes for ever. Age succeeds age.
[tr. Yonge (1903)]

For nothing is for ever flourishing; age succeeds to age.
[tr. Ker (Loeb) (1926)]

Lippmann, Walter -- “Roosevelt Has Gone,” “Today and Tomorrow” column (14 Apr 1945)

Dave — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 17:57:37 +0000

The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.

Walter Lippmann (1889-1974) American journalist and author
“Roosevelt Has Gone,” “Today and Tomorrow” column (14 Apr 1945)

Connolly, Cyril -- (Attributed)

Dave — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 14:13:08 +0000

Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will be writing about you.

Cyril Connolly (1903-1974) English intellectual, literary critic and writer.
(Attributed)
(Source)

Comment to author, David Pryce-Jones, Cyril Connolly: Journal and Memoir (1983)