Burn, Drink, Trust, And Read
Burn, Drink, Trust, And Read “Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.”–Francis Bacon
Poachers Are A Sign Of Game
Poachers Are A Sign Of Game “Authors from whom others steal should not complain, but rejoice. Where there is no game there are no poachers.”–Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Society Of Dead Authors
Society Of Dead Authors “The society of dead authors has this advantage over that of the living: they never flatter us to our faces, nor slander us behind our backs, nor intrude upon our privacy, nor quit their shelves until we take them down.”–Charles Caleb Colton
Literary Polish And Judicious Reading
Literary Polish And Judicious Reading “All attempts at gaining literary polish must begin with judicious reading, and the learner must never cease to hold this phase uppermost. In many cases, the usage of good authors will be found a more effective guide than any amount of precept.”–H. P. Lovecraft
Fate Of Imaginary Friends
Fate Of Imaginary Friends “It is the fate of most men who mingle with the world, and attain even the prime of life, to make many real friends, and lose them in the course of nature. It is the fate of all authors or chroniclers to create imaginary friends, and lose them in the course of art. Nor is this the full extent of their misfortunes; for they are required to furnish an account of them besides.”–Charles Dickens