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“What is this world?--A term which men have got, To signify not one in ten knows what; A term, which with no more precision passes To point out herds of men than herds of asses; In common use no more it means, we find, Than many fools in same opinions joined.”
Source : Charles Churchill, George Gilfillan (1855). “The poetical works of Charles Churchill: with memoir, critical dissertation, and explanatory notes / by the Rev. George Gilfillan”, p.61
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“Most women you know are very much interested in the man who is reputed to be deeply admired by other women.”
Source : "Rival Caesars". Book by Desmond Dilg (the joint pseudonym of Arthur Desmond and Will H. Dilg), 1903.
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“To write a poem is like trying to catch a lizard without its tail falling off.”
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“Among human beings, a cat is merely a cat; among cats, a cat is a prowling shadow in a jungle.”
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“The fundamental motive of true teaching is the love that seeks and studies and performs.”
Source : Robert Grudin (1990). “The Grace of Great Things: Creativity and Innovation”, Ticknor & Fields
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“It only 'doesn't work out' if you quit. Never, ever quit!”
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“There were so much affairs of me created by the media... of course I was not always a true single. I had some relations, once also to a famous pop star.”
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“Mister Dresden," he said. "And Miss Rodriguez, I believe. I didn't realize you were an art collector." "I am the foremost collector of velvet Elvii in the city of Chicago," I said at once. "Elvii?" Marcone inquired. "The plural could be Elvises, I guess," I said. "But if I say that too often, I start muttering to myself and calling things 'my precious,' so I usually go with the Latin plural.”
