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