Selected quotation

"It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong. "

~ François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire), "Le Siecle de Louis XIV"



Various books with quotations, aphorisms and proverbs:

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

101 French Proverbs

Apronisms: Pocket Wisdom for Every Day

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

The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

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

8,789 Words of Wisdom

Best Quotations for All Occasions

Everyday Positive Thinking

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)

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