Proverbs were bright shafts in the Greek and Latin quivers.

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so much as the rival of the author.

A circle may be small, yet it may be as mathematically beautiful and perfect as a large one.

The ancients, who in these matters were not perhaps such blockheads as some may conceive, considered poetical quotation as one of the requisite ornaments of oratory.

One may quote till one compiles.

The delights of reading impart the vivacity of youth even to old age.

There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an art of writing.

Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.

The delight of opening a new pursuit, or a new course of reading, imparts the vivacity and novelty of youth even to old age.

Those who do not read criticism will rarely merit to be criticised.

Beware of the man of one book. [Lat., Home unius libri, or, cave ab homine unius libri.]

I'm not afraid to dieno today . . . maybe tomorrow.But I'll not dieno today . . . maybe tomorrow.Tomorrow I will go awayfrom this life that I've just borrowed!

Death descended like a theatrical storm over the Drakensberg Mountains, stranding me while it ran its course.

God is like a computer, the more software you put in, the greater the danger that extensions will conflict.

God buries our sins in the depths of the sea and then puts up a sign that reads, "No fishing."

Powerful people do not try to control other people. They know it doesn't work, and that it's not their job. Their job is to control themselves.

In America, we will have a government of, by and for the people.

Real gs move in silence like lasagna.

If we choose, we can live in a world of comforting illusion.

Once a man has won a woman's love, the love is his forever. He can only lose the woman.

I think everyone should sing - it's so good for you, as it makes you breathe deeply, and it's good for you emotionally, too. It's a brilliant release way of lifting the spirits.