https://wist.info Wish I'd Said That! Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:02:18 +0000 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://wist.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/little-w-little-box-60x60.jpg https://wist.info 32 32 43606282 https://wist.info/franklin-benjamin/79728/ https://wist.info/franklin-benjamin/79728/#respond Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:11:00 +0000 Dave https://wist.info/?p=79728 You will be careful, if you are wise;
How you touch Men’s Religion, or Credit, or Eyes.

Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1742 ed.)
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Sydney J. Harris (1917–1986) Anglo-American columnist, journalist, author
(Attributed) ]]> https://wist.info/harris-sydney-j/22398/feed/ 0 22398 https://wist.info/hoffer-eric/1909/ https://wist.info/hoffer-eric/1909/#respond Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000 Dave http://wist.info/wp/?p=1909 If what we profess is not an organic part of our understanding, we are likely to profess it with vehemence and intolerance. Intolerance is the “Do Not Touch” sign on something that cannot bear touching. We do not mind having our hair ruffled, but we will not tolerate any familiarity with the toupee which covers our baldness.

Eric Hoffer (1902–1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 62 (1955)
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