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The New Jerusalem is a philosophical travelog by G. K. Chesterton, a British author. This collection of essays is about Chesterton's visits to Jerusalem in 1919 and a eulogy on the …

"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 …

Confucius (551-479 BC) was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. The philosophy of Confucius, also known as …

'It would be unfair to expect other people to be as remarkable as oneself'Wilde's celebrated witticisms on the dangers of sincerity, duplicitous biographers, the stupidity of the …