NOTE: The statement in bold-face is a brief summary of the quote, or the quote stands by itself and needs no simplification. The number to the left is the page number.
Antagonist
Antagonist 137 Our antagonists help us to grow stronger. "He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill; our antagonist is our helper." Edmund Burke. 1790. Gross, ed. Oxford Book of Aphorisms.
Aphorism
Aphorism 70 "A stumble may prevent a fall." Thomas Fuller (2). 1732. Gross, ed. Oxford Book of Aphorisms.
Aphorism 245 "…when Hell fills up, the dead will walk the streets." DeLillo, Underworld.
Aphorisms 251 Clever statements are probably wrong. "Anything you say that is remarkable is sure to be wrong. Never say anything remarkable; it is sure to be wrong." Mark Rutherford. 1915. Gross, ed. Oxford Book of Aphorisms.
Aphorisms 364 "Few maxims are true in every respect." Vauvenargues. 1746. Gross, ed. Oxford Book of Aphorisms.
Apple Trees
Apple trees 1130 Apple trees have considerable individuality. "There is so much individuality of character, too, among apple trees…the variety of grotesque shapes, into which apple-trees contort themselves…." Hawthorne: Preface to “The Old Manse”
April
April 91 "By April you begin to see the buds against the sky." Borland, Twelve Moons of the Year
April 94 "April. …uncounted millions of taut and waiting buds." Borland, Twelve Moons of the Year
April 97 "April. …hazed with green…a kind of pastel shimmer." Borland, Twelve Moons of the Year
April 97 "April. Our eyes need the comfort of grass and leaves…. "Borland, Twelve Moons of the Year
April 103 "April. One can walk with April rain…doesn’t slash or sting." Borland, Twelve Moons of the Year
April 116 "April is color: pussy willow gray, pollen gold, violet purple, marsh marigold yellow, grass green…all the greens in the spectrum…an astonishment of pastels…." Borland, Twelve Moons of the Year
April 116 "April is a young world, new as sunrise…." Borland, Twelve Moons of the Year
April 116 "Nothing is newer than an April morning, nothing more full of wonder than a bud or a seed." Borland, Twelve Moons of the Year
April 116 "In April an old world is made new again." Borland, Twelve Moons of the Year
Architecture
Architecture 110 "Architecture is frozen music." Goethe. German. Dictionary of Foreign Terms
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