The habit does not make the monk.
[Lat., Cucullus (or Cuculla) non facit monachum.]

The habit does not make the monk.
[Lat., Cucullus (or Cuculla) non facit monachum.]

You never see a man walking down the street with a woman who has a little pot belly and a read more

You never see a man walking down the street with a woman who has a little pot belly and a bald spot.

All, as they say, that glitters is not gold.

All, as they say, that glitters is not gold.

Nobody creates a fad. It just happens. People love going along with the idea of a beautiful pig. It's like read more

Nobody creates a fad. It just happens. People love going along with the idea of a beautiful pig. It's like a conspiracy.

There is no course of life so weak and sottish as that which is managed by order, method, and discipline.

There is no course of life so weak and sottish as that which is managed by order, method, and discipline.

We understood
Her by her sight; her pure and eloquent blood
Spoke in her cheeks, and so read more

We understood
Her by her sight; her pure and eloquent blood
Spoke in her cheeks, and so distinctly wrought
That one might almost say her body thought.
- Dr. John Donne,

Everything is not gold that one sees shining.
[Fr., Que tout n'est pas or c'on voit luire.]

Everything is not gold that one sees shining.
[Fr., Que tout n'est pas or c'on voit luire.]

Style is the dress of thoughts; and let them be ever so just, if your style is homely, coarse, and read more

Style is the dress of thoughts; and let them be ever so just, if your style is homely, coarse, and vulgar, they will appear to as much disadvantage, and be as ill received, as your person, though ever so well-proportioned, would if dressed in rags, dirt, and tatters.

UGLINESS, n. A gift of the gods to certain women, entailing virtue without humility.

UGLINESS, n. A gift of the gods to certain women, entailing virtue without humility.