Louis Nizer Quotes

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Words of comfort, skillfully administered, are the oldest therapy known to man.

Louis Nizer

When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing to himself.

Louis Nizer

A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.

Louis Nizer

There is an aphorism about a farmer who before sunrise on a cold and misty morning, saw a huge beast on a distant hill. He seized his rifle and walked cautiously toward the ogre to head off an attack on his family. When he got nearer, he was relieved to find that the beast was only a small bear. He approached more confidently and when he was within a few hundred yards the distorting haze had lifted sufficiently so that he could recognize the figure as only that of a man. Lowering his rifle, he walked toward the stranger and discovered he was his brother.

Louis Nizer

The best reply to an atheist is to give him a good dinner and ask him if he believes there is a cook.

Louis Nizer

The argument seemed sound enough, but when a theory collides with a fact, the result is a tragedy.

Louis Nizer

A fine artist is one who makes familiar things new and new things familiar.

Louis Nizer