WIST Quotations

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WIST (“Wish I’d Said That!”) is my collection of quotations (wist.info) which I find meaningful, moving, amusing (intended or not), or well-phrased.

Despite the name, this is not just a collection of quotations whose sentiments I agree with (though that’s true for the majority of stuff I collect). In some cases there are ideas that I disagree with, firmly; in those cases, though, I’ve included the quote because I admire the way it’s phrased, or because it’s a classic statement of a particular sentiment, or else I thought it was so absurd that it made me smile just to read it. In short, "Quoting is not (necessarily) endorsing."

One thing I make an effort to do is research and properly cite each quotation I publish. Further sourcing information (and notes and translations) can be found on the WIST website.

This site will serve as a rich-text social media republishing of new and updated quotations from wist.info (since nobody actually goes to blogs any more). I welcome conversation about the quotes I post.

I was previously cross-posting at wist@my-space.social, WISTquote@zirk.us, and wist@diasp.org. More info on the background of my collection here: wist.info/about-wist/

Additional intro material: friendica.world/display/84b6ef…

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A quotation from Lyman Beecher

No great advance has been made in science, religion, or politics, without controversy.

Lyman Beecher (1775-1863) American minister, preacher, abolitionist
Sermon (1823-10-15), “The Faith Once Delivered to the Saints,” Worcester, Massachusetts

No great advance has been made in science, religion, or politics, without controversy. - Beecher

More about this quote: wist.info/beecher-lyman/83178/

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Beecher, Lyman - Sermon (1823-10-15), "The Faith Once Delivered to the Saints," Worcester, Massachusetts | WIST Quotations

No great advance has been made in science, religion, or politics, without controversy. A sermon on Jude 3. Collected in Beecher, Sermons Delivered on Various Occasions (1828) [ed. Theophilus Marvin].

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Beecher, Lyman - Sermon (1823-10-15), "The Faith Once Delivered to the Saints," Worcester, Massachusetts | WIST Quotations

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