“There ain't nothing that breaks up homes, country, and nations like somebody publishing their memoirs.”

— Will Rogers, Daily Telegram number 2615, Mr. Rogers Finds the Wars At Home and Afar Alike (23 December 1934)

About Will Rogers

1879 – 1935

American humorist and entertainer, known for his newspaper columns and radio commentary.

“Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.”

“You know everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.”

“Heroing is one of the shortest-lived professions there is.”

“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.”

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“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

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“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”

“He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.”

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“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”