Over 40,000 Famous Quotes Sorted By Topic and Author

Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe-- Sailed on a river of crystal light Into a sea of dew.
Topic: Childhood
Author: Eugene Field
How gracious those dews of solace that over my senses fall At the clink of the ice in the pitcher the boy brings up the hall.
Topic: Drinking
Author: Eugene Field
When I demanded of my friend what viands he preferred, He quoth, "A large cold bottle, and a small hot bird!"
Topic: Eating
Author: Eugene Field
The biggest fish he ever caught were those that got away.
Topic: Fishing
Author: Eugene Field
All human joys are swift of wing, For heaven doth so allot it; That when you get an easy thing, You find you haven't got it.
Topic: Joy
Author: Eugene Field
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