Wit and Wisdom

uring our recent travels, I’ve come across some quotes on the internet credited to Abraham Lincoln. None of them, as it happens, can be reliably, or for the most part even plausibly, attributed to that great man. Such is the age we live in. A lot of what we read or hear these days is of questionable reliability, and we need to use our own discrimination and common sense.
There is a difference, however, between fact and truth. Regardless of who first uttered these quotes, they each contain a kernel of truth, which is eternal and can never be created but only perceived. Here are a few of them, both witty and wise, along with my comments.