Selected quotation

"Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own."

~ Aesop



Various books with quotations, aphorisms and proverbs:

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

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

Ancient Wisdom: The Book of Proverbs With Devotions for Today

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

Best Quotations for All Occasions

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

101 French Proverbs

The Yale Book of Quotations

Chinese Proverbs

The Book of Positive Quotations, 2nd Edition

Doonesbury.com's The War in Quotes