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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WIST Quotations

Friday, September 4, 2026, 9:36 PM

WIST Quotations
Friday, September 4, 2026, 9:36 PM

A quotation from Robert Louis Stevenson

I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both; and I believe they both get paid in the end; but the fools first.

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) Scottish essayist, novelist, poet
Novel (1886), Kidnapped, ch. 14 “The Islet”

More about this quote: wist.info/stevenson-robert-lou…

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Stevenson, Robert Louis - Novel (1886), Kidnapped, ch. 14 "The Islet" | WIST Quotations

I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both; and I believe they both get paid in the end; but the fools first. This chapter was originally published in Young Folks Paper, Vol. 28, No. 810 (1886-06-05)

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Stevenson, Robert Louis - Novel (1886), Kidnapped, ch. 14 "The Islet" | WIST Quotations

WIST Quotations
Friday, September 4, 2026, 9:36 PM