Selected quotation

"Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in misfortune."

~ Socrates



Various books with quotations, aphorisms and proverbs:

Doonesbury.com's The War in Quotes

Great Quotes from Great Leaders

Chinese Proverbs

The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

The Proverbs Driven Life: Timeless Wisdom for Your Words, Work, Wealth, and Relationships

Apronisms: Pocket Wisdom for Every Day

The Book of Positive Quotations, 2nd Edition

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

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

Everyday Positive Thinking

The Yale Book of Quotations

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