
Letter to his fiancée, Martha Bernays (2 June 1884)
1880s
Letter to his fiancée, Martha Bernays (2 June 1884)
1880s
Sherilyn Fenn, quoted in "'Three of Hearts' may be Fenn's winning card", by Nancy Mills. Boston Herald (USA). April 25, 1993. p. 41
“I'm looking for the teacher who is simple enough to be great, and great enough to be simple.”
Ich suche den Lehrer, der einfach genug ist, um groß zu sein und groß genug, um einfach zu sein.
Michael: a German fate in diary notes (1926)
Reported as a misattribution in Paul F. Boller, Jr., and John George, They Never Said It: A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, & Misleading Attributions (1989), p. 131-32; Boller and George note that Wilson was so fond of quoting this limerick that others thought he had written it. In fact, it was written by a minor poet named Anthony Euwer, and conveyed to Wilson by his daughter Eleanor.
Misattributed
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 106.