Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - October 23, 2016
Music makes one feel so romantic - at least it always gets on one's nerves - which is the same thing nowadays.
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Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)  
If you live long enough, the venerability factor creeps in; first, you get accused of things you never did, and later, credited for virtues you never had.
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I. F. Stone (1907 - 1989)  
Science is nothing but developed perception, interpreted intent, common sense rounded out and minutely articulated.
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George Santayana (1863 - 1952)  
Most people would rather be certain they're miserable than risk being happy.
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Robert Anthony  
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