The best book, like the best speech, will do it all – make us laugh, think, cry and cheer – preferably in that order. – Madeleine Albright Category: best
Hunger, revenge, to sleep are petty foes, But only death the jealous eyes can close. – William Wycherley Category: Death
The goal of every culture is to decay through over-civilization; the factors of decadence, — luxury, skepticism, weariness and superstition, — are constant. The civilization of one epoch becomes the manure of the next. – Cyril Connolly Category: Corruption