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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

Monday, August 31, 2026, 6:19 PM

WIST Quotations
Monday, August 31, 2026, 6:19 PM

A quotation from Richard Steele

We that are very old, are better able to remember things which befell us in our distant youth, than the passages of later days.

Richard Steele (1672–1729) Anglo-Irish writer, journalist, playwright, politician
Essay (1710-06-06), “On the Death of Friends,” The Tatler, No. 181

More about this quote: wist.info/steele-richard/85765…

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Steele, Richard - Essay (1710-06-06), "On the Death of Friends," The Tatler, No. 181 | WIST Quotations

We that are very old, are better able to remember things which befell us in our distant youth, than the passages of later days. Steele did not provide a title when this essay was published in The Tatler.

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Steele, Richard - Essay (1710-06-06), "On the Death of Friends," The Tatler, No. 181 | WIST Quotations

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Monday, August 31, 2026, 6:19 PM