“In vino veritas. . .”

“Truth comes out in wine. . .”

—Pliny, The Elder (23-79 A.D.)

“Old friends are best. . .

King James used to call for his old shoes—

They were easiest for his feet. . .”

—John Selden

“Good night, good night. . .

Parting is such sweet sorrow—

That I shall say good night—

Till it be morrow. . .”

—William Shakespeare (“Romeo and Juliet”)

“Better be alone—

Than in bad company. . .”

—15th Century Proverb

“Ask thy purse what thou shouldst buy. . .”

—T. Fuller (Gnomologia, 1732)

“Rise up, my love, my fair one. . .

and come away. . .”

—Song of Solomon 2:10

“I am just going outside—

and may be some time. . .”

—Lawrence Edward Grace Oates

“Say it with flowers. . .”

—Patrick O’Keefe

Slogan for Society of American Florists

“From ghoulies and ghosties

And long-leggety beasties—

And things that go bump in the night—

Good Lord, deliver us!”

—Scottish Prayer (Anonymous)

“Good things are coming down the road—

Just don’t stop walking. . .”

—Robert Warren Painter, Jr.