The comic spirit is given to us in order that we may analyze, weigh, and clarify things in us which nettle us, or which we are outgrowing, or trying to reshape.
More Quotes from Thornton Niven Wilder:
Wherever you come near the human race there's layers and layers of nonsense.Thornton Niven Wilder
For what human ill does dawn not seem to be an alternative.
Thornton Niven Wilder
Where there is an unknowable there is a promise.
Thornton Niven Wilder
The dead dont stay interested in us living people for very long. Gradually, gradually, they let go hold of the earth ... and the ambitions they had ... and the things they suffered ... and the people they loved. They get weaned away from the earth thats the way I put it weaned away.
Thornton Niven Wilder
The planting of trees is the least self-centered of all that we can do. It is a purer act of faith than the procreation of children.
Thornton Niven Wilder
The best part of married life is the fights. The rest is merely so-so.
Thornton Niven Wilder
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Keywords: clarify, nettle, outgrowing, reshapeI don't think you can ever make enough to be set for life. Well, I guess there are limits. In the billions, I guess.
Dustin Diamond
It's not like, I don't know, if Madonna has a new record out, then everybody from Bangkok to Birmingham knows what its called and can buy it the same week. But our stuff is not in that mass market.
Evan Parker
The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their potential? Are they learning? Serving? Do they achieve the required results? Do they change with grace? Manage conflict?
Max de Pree