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Taste is nothing...

Taste is nothing...

Taste is nothing but an enlarged capacity for receiving pleasure from works of...

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There are no...

There are no...

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than...

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The world judge...

The world judge...

The world judge of men by their ability in their profession, and we judge of ourselves by the same test: for it is on...

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There is nothing...

There is nothing...

There is nothing good to be had in the country, or if there is, they will not let you have...

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Bravery has no...

Bravery has no...

Bravery has no place where it can avail nothing.

Source:
-- Samuel Johnson,...

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Dublin, though a...

Dublin, though a...

Dublin, though a place much worse than London, is not so bad as Iceland.

Source:...

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A politician is...

A politician is...

A politician is an animal that can sit on the fence and keep both ears to the ground.

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One horse-laugh is...

One horse-laugh is...

One horse-laugh is worth ten thousand syllogisms. It is not only more effective; it is also vastly more...

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It is hard...

It is hard...

It is hard for the ape to believe he descended from man.

Source: In

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BBC Radio is...

BBC Radio is...

BBC Radio is not so much an art or industry as it is a way of life . . . a mirror that reflects . . . the...

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The effort to...

The effort to...

The effort to calculate exactly what the voters want at each particular moment leaves out of account the fact that...

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The press is...

The press is...

The press is no substitute for institutions. It is like the beam of a searchlight that moves restlessly about,...

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After marriage, a...

After marriage, a...

After marriage, a woman's sight becomes so keen that she can see right through her husband without looking at him, and...

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Wedding: the point...

Wedding: the point...

Wedding: the point at which a man stops toasting a woman and begins roasting her.

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Sean O'Casey: It's only a...

Sean O'Casey: It's only a...

It's only a little cold I have; there's nothing derogatory wrong with me.

Source:...

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John Ciardi: The reader deserves...

John Ciardi: The reader deserves...

The reader deserves an honest opinion. If he doesn't deserve it, give it to him anyhow.

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Tennessee Williams: Make voyages....

Tennessee Williams: Make voyages....

Make voyages. Attempt them. There's nothing else.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Stanislaw Lec: What a pity...

Stanislaw Lec: What a pity...

What a pity the only way to heaven is in a hearse.

Source:
-- Stanislaw Lec,...

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Alan Jay Lerner: You write a...

Alan Jay Lerner: You write a...

You write a hit the same way you write a flop.

Source: Attributed.
-- Alan Jay...

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Pedro Calderon de la Barca: For I see...

Pedro Calderon de la Barca: For I see...

For I see now that I am asleep that I dream when I am awake.

Source: Life is a...

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