“Of those who say nothing, few are silent.”
Thomas Neill quoted on https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/525050-of-those-who-say-nothing-few-are-silent
“‘The best lack all conviction...’ something like that. ‘What rough beast... slouches towards Bethlehem to be born.’ A creature with bad posture, nightmare of the world.”
Philip K. Dick The Transmigration of Timothy Archer
“Don’t hate yourself in the morning – sleep till noon.”
Ashley Elliott quoted as the “Smile” (a feature contributed by readers, I believe) in Globe & Mail June 29, 2001
“Is Britney Spears the next Madonna? I surely hope not. One of either is a surplus.”
Rex Murphy in Globe & Mail Nov. 10, 2001
“Another reason is the inverse relation between size and irritability. Among dogs, the yappers are always Yorkies, the things that fit in purses and make you think of calling pest control.”
Richard Brookheiser in National Review June 26, 1995 (his specific topic is why people are nicer in lower-class than upscale yuppie gyms)
“He shall die a flea’s death.”
William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor
“You should never try to teach a pig to sing: it can’t be done, and it annoys the pig.”
Letter from Matthew Horan of Fort Smith, Arkansas in National Review Dec. 30, 1991, quoting the opinion of H. Franklin Waters, Chief Judge of the Western District of Arkansas in Robertson v White, 633 F. Supp. 954, 959 (W.D. Ark 1986). [How’s that for a detailed, even pedantic reference?]
“a man who is in so far over his head there’s eel-grass in his hair.”
Denny Boyd in British Columbia Review June 19, 1995