ABSTRACT

it is not known who first pointed out that the light at the end of the tunnel may be the headlamp of an oncoming train, nor do we know about whom it was said he was so boring that he invented clichés. Here are some wise sayings, old saws, new saws, mottoes, maxims and sundry quotations that the reader might find useful. There is no particular order but pride of place must go to William Shakespeare, the most quoted writer of all:-