Selected quotation

"Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing."

~ Nathaniel Hawthorne, "The Marble Faun"



Various books with quotations, aphorisms and proverbs:

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

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

Great Quotes from Great Leaders

The Wise and Witty Quote Book: More than 2000 Quotes to Enlighten, Encourage, and Enjoy

America's Popular Sayings: Over 1600 Expressions on Topics from Beauty to Money and Everything In Between

Everyday Positive Thinking

101 French Proverbs

Doonesbury.com's The War in Quotes

The Yale Book of Quotations

8,789 Words of Wisdom

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

The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations