WIST Quotations

Richardson, Samuel -- A Collection of the Moral and Instructive Sentiments (1755)

Dave — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 12:59:28 +0000

It is but shaping the bribe to the taste, and every one has his price.

Samuel Richardson (1689-1761) English writer and printer
A Collection of the Moral and Instructive Sentiments (1755)

Stout, Rex -- Over My Dead Body, ch. 10 [Wolfe] (1940)

Dave — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:48:41 +0000

Don’t complicate matters by assuming for me a cupidity and corruption beyond the limits I have set for myself. You’re suffering from an occupational disease. When an international financier is confronted by a holdup man with a gun, he automatically hands over not only his money and jewelry but also his shirt and pants, because it doesn’t occur to him that a robber might draw the line somewhere.

Rex Stout (1886-1975) American writer
Over My Dead Body, ch. 10 [Wolfe] (1940)

Shakespeare, William -- King Lear, Act 4, sc. 2, l. 47ff (4.2.47-48) (1606)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

ALBANY: Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile.
Filths savor but themselves.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
King Lear, Act 4, sc. 2, l. 47ff (4.2.47-48) (1606)
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