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It's pretty hard...

It's pretty hard...

It's pretty hard to be efficient without being obnoxious.

Source: In Webster's...

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Th' only way...

Th' only way...

Th' only way t' entertain some folks is t' listen t' 'em.

Source: Abe Martin's...

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There is no...

There is no...

There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable...

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AFFIANCED, pp. Fitted...

AFFIANCED, pp. Fitted...

AFFIANCED, pp. Fitted with an ankle-ring for the ball-and-chain.

Source: The...

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BENEFACTOR, n. One...

BENEFACTOR, n. One...

BENEFACTOR, n. One who makes heavy purchases of ingratitude, without, however, materially affecting the price, which...

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COMMERCE, n. A...

COMMERCE, n. A...

COMMERCE, n. A kind of transaction in which A plunders from B the goods of C, and for compensation B picks the pocket...

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DELEGATION, n. In...

DELEGATION, n. In...

DELEGATION, n. In American politics, an article of merchandise that comes in sets.

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Alexander Pope: All crowd, who...

Alexander Pope: All crowd, who...

All crowd, who foremost shall be damned to fame.

Source: The Dunciad, Bk iii....

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Alexander Pope: Formed by thy...

Alexander Pope: Formed by thy...

Formed by thy converse happily to steer
From grave to gay, from lively to severe.


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Alexander Pope: How happy is...

Alexander Pope: How happy is...

How happy is the blameless vestal's lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.


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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: . . ....

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: . . ....

. . . cling to Faith beyond the forms of Faith.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: All night have...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: All night have...

All night have the roses heard
The flute, violin, bassoon;
All night has the casement jessamine stirred
To...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: A maiden knight...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: A maiden knight...

A maiden knight - to me is given
Such hope, I know not fear.


Source: Sir...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: A simple maiden...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: A simple maiden...

A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats-of-arms.


Source: Lady...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: And slowly answer'd...

Alfred, Lord Tennyson: And slowly answer'd...

And slowly answer'd Arthur from the barge:
'The old order changeth, yielding place to new,
And God fulfils...

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Oscar Wilde: To get into...

Oscar Wilde: To get into...

To get into the best society nowadays, one has either to feed people, amuse people, or shock...

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Oscar Wilde: He to whom...

Oscar Wilde: He to whom...

He to whom the present is the only thing that is present, knows nothing of the age in which he...

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Oscar Wilde: Dullness is the...

Oscar Wilde: Dullness is the...

Dullness is the coming of age of seriousness.

Source: Phrases and Philosophies for...

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Oscar Wilde: The true critic...

Oscar Wilde: The true critic...

The true critic is he who bears within himself the dreams and ideas and feelings of myriad generations, and to whom no...

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Oscar Wilde: There is no...

Oscar Wilde: There is no...

There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally bad.

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