A few favourites of mine, for starters:
Every fool is a sage when he keeps his mouth shut (Tuscan saying, quoted by Allan Cameron in ‘In praise of the Garrulous’)
Poetry is a pheasant disappearing in the brush (Wallace Stevens, quoted in ‘Poetry as Life’ by Samuel French Morse)
It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance … and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process (Henry James, ditto)
robccowan 
Sorry to lower the tone but Billy Connelly is responsible for one of my favourites.
‘F*** off, he hinted’.
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HaHaHa! R
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My late mother used to tell me, “Whenever you get depressed, look at your resumé.”
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Love it. Come on let’s have some more … I was looking forward to a little more activity on this front …
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Hi Rob – John Reed once described the slow movement of Schubert’s DATM Quartet as “A clear-eyed searching for the beauty that lies beyond tears”. I’ve always liked that.
On more day-to-day matters? That’s easy! “What are tones for if not to be lowered?” (Neil Hannon)
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Thanks James. Great.
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