“In a crowd, on a journey, at a banquet even, a line of thought can itself provide its own seclusion” - Quintilian (Latin teacher and writer whose work on rhetoric, 35-96bc)
“Society is composed of two great classes: those who have more dinners than appetite, and those who have more appetite than dinners” - Chamfort (French playwright, 1741-1794)
Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men or animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and diffident; others again are plain, honest and upright, like the broad-faced sunflower and the hollyhock. ~Henry Ward Beecher, Star Papers: A Discourse of Flowers
“A crowd is not company, and faces are but a gallery of pictures” - Francis Bacon, Sr. (English Lawyer and Philosopher. 1561-1626)
"The only thing that was translated were the introductions of the performers. The universal language of music translated itself." - Harry Thomas

“The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed.” - Bennett Cerf (American Author, Publisher, Editor and Founder of Random House. 1898-1971)
Quotes from: http://thinkexist.com




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