Selected quotation

"A farmer learns more from a bad harvest than a good one."

~ Dutch proverb



Various books with quotations, aphorisms and proverbs:

The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

The Yale Book of Quotations

Oxymoronica: Paradoxical Wit & Wisdom From History's Greatest Wordsmiths

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

365 Inspirational Quotes (365 Days Perpetual Calendars)

101 French Proverbs

Doonesbury.com's The War in Quotes

Apronisms: Pocket Wisdom for Every Day

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

Ancient Wisdom: The Book of Proverbs With Devotions for Today

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

Best Quotations for All Occasions