Selected quotation
"Marriage, which has been the bourne of so many narratives, is still a great beginning, as it was to Adam and Eve, who kept their honeymoon in Eden, but had their first little one among the thorns and thistles of the wilderness."
~ George Eliot, "Middlemarch"
Various books with quotations, aphorisms and proverbs:
Apronisms: Pocket Wisdom for Every Day
8,789 Words of Wisdom
America's Popular Sayings: Over 1600 Expressions on Topics from Beauty to Money and Everything In Between
Offerings: Buddhist Wisdom for Every Day (Offerings for Humanity)
A Continual Feast: Words of Comfort and Celebration, Collected by Father Tim
The Wise and Witty Quote Book: More than 2000 Quotes to Enlighten, Encourage, and Enjoy
The Yale Book of Quotations
Chinese Proverbs
The Proverbs Driven Life: Timeless Wisdom for Your Words, Work, Wealth, and Relationships
The Most Brilliant Thoughts of All Time (In Two Lines or Less)
Best Quotations for All Occasions
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations: A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature (17th Edition)