Three aphorisms for Thursday

19 Feb, 2026

1. All human beings should try to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why. - James Thurber
2. Failure is good preparation for success, which comes as a pleasant surprise, but success is poor preparation for failure. – Sarah Manguso
3. Sartre wrote, “Hell is other people!” True. And Heaven is other people. – Gretchen Rubin