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Faber Book of Aphorisms
W. H. Auden
Aphorisms are not witticisms or epigrams, but general truths succinctly stated. This anthology contains 3000 quotations from a wide variety of aphorists ranging from Heraclitus to Ogden Nash, as well as Jane Austen, Pascal, Freud, Goethe, the Duke of Wellington, Shaw, Jean Cocteau and many more.
416 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 3, 1989 |
| ISBN13 | 9780571095193 |
| Publishers | Faber & Faber |
| Pages | 416 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 625 g (Weight (estimated)) |
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