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)