Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Authors by Name: 'I':

Solomon Ibn Gabirol (3)

The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones.

Henrik Ibsen (11)

The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.

Tokugawa Ieyasu (2)

Patience means restraining one's inclinations.

William Ralph Inge (10)

Whoever marries the spirit of this age will find himself a widower in the next.

Jean Ingelow (4)

A healthful hunger for a great idea is the beauty and blessedness of life.

Eugene Ionesco (2)

A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind.

Muhammad Iqbal (14)

But inner experience is only one source of human knowledge.

Washington Irving (18)

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

Easter April 21, 2025

The primary source of the appeal of Christianity was Jesus - His incarnation, His life, His crucifixion, and His resurrection. 2 more wisdom & wit from Kenneth Scott Latourette

2 more wisdom & wit from Kenneth Scott Latourette

At one time I smoked, but in 1959 I couldn't think of anything else to give up for Lent so I stopped - and I haven't had a cigarette since. 9 sayings from Ethel Merman

9 sayings from Ethel Merman