"e;Let blockheads read what blockheads write,"e; suggested Lord Chesterfield. W. H. Auden once said, "e;Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly …
This entertaining little book contains scores of thoughts, opinions, witticisms, and insights on two of the necessities — and greatest pleasures — of life. Included are humorous …
This delightful and entertaining collection includes scores of quotations, sayings, and speculations about motherhood — from the Roman poet Virgil and St. Augustine to movie-maker …
"e;It's no disgrace to be poor,"e; observed Sholom Aleichem, "e;but it's no great honor, either."e; "e;Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit …
What is music? "e;God's best gift to man,"e; as Walter Savage Landor said? "e;The moonlight in the gloomy night of life,"e; as Jean Paul Richter put it? Or …
Over 400 quotations, some more familiar than others, but all thoughtfully and precisely expressed. Includes such timeless observations as "e;A true friend is one soul in two …
"e;I know only two tunes,"e; said Ulysses S. Grant. "e;One of them is Yankee Doodle and the other isn't."e; Jimmy Carter observed: "e;Whatever starts in …
A boundless source of consolation and intellectual stimulation and one of the central texts of Judaism, the Talmud is not only a great compilation of ancient wisdom concerning law, …
To Emerson and other New England transcendentalists who knew him best, Thoreau often seemed prickly and antisocial. But in his writings he was (and is) a man anyone would treasure …
Renowned as a novelist, journalist, and humorist, Mark Twain is not only one of the most widely read and admired American writers, he is also among the most quoted. Wit and …
