John W. Gardner and Francesca Gardner Reese

Quotations of Wit and Wisdom

An amusing collection of wise sayings from ancient times to the present day.

"To be good is noble," said Mark Twain, "but to show others how to be good is nobler and no trouble."

This and hundreds of other instructive and entertaining observations are collected in this lively little volume, a perennial backlist favorite.

"Witticisms, aphorisms, and philosophical quips on the human situation [that are] wry and sometimes sardonic. . . . An irreverent collection with a needle for every conceivable balloon."-Norman Cousins, Saturday Review of Literature