Selected quotation

"Whenever you observe an animal closely, you feel as if a human being sitting inside were making fun of you."

~ Elias Canetti, "The Human Province"



Various books with quotations, aphorisms and proverbs:

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations: A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature (17th Edition)

The Book of Positive Quotations, 2nd Edition

A Continual Feast: Words of Comfort and Celebration, Collected by Father Tim

The Most Brilliant Thoughts of All Time (In Two Lines or Less)

The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

Best Quotations for All Occasions

Apronisms: Pocket Wisdom for Every Day

Offerings: Buddhist Wisdom for Every Day (Offerings for Humanity)

The Yale Book of Quotations

101 French Proverbs

8,789 Words of Wisdom

Great Quotes from Great Leaders