by W. H. Auden (Author)
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.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Edition: Later Edition
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 03 Jul 1989
ISBN 10: 0571095194
ISBN 13: 9780571095193