The Faber Book of Aphorisms
Author | : Wystan Hugh Auden |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 405 |
Release | : 1989 |
ISBN-10 | : 0571095194 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780571095193 |
Rating | : 4/5 (193 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Faber Book of Aphorisms written by Wystan Hugh Auden and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aphorisms are not witticisms or epigrams, but general truths succinctly stated. This anthology contains 3000 quotations from a wide variety of aphorists ranging from Heraclitus to Ogden Nash, as well as Jane Austen, Pascal, Freud, Goethe, the Duke of Wellington, Shaw, Jean Cocteau and many more.