
“Revenge is the sweetest morsel to the mouth, that ever was cooked in hell.”
The Heart of Midlothian', Ch. 30 (1818).
Source: The Heart of Mid-Lothian
Interview magazine, 1978.
“Revenge is the sweetest morsel to the mouth, that ever was cooked in hell.”
The Heart of Midlothian', Ch. 30 (1818).
Source: The Heart of Mid-Lothian
“Sweet are the words of Love, sweeter his thoughts:
Sweetest of all what Love nor says nor thinks.”
De Flagello myrteo. clxv.
“Harry: The most beautiful words in the English language aren't "I love you" but "it's benign."”
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
Blue Like Jazz (2003, Nelson Books)
As cited in Dictionary of South African Quotations, Jennifer Crwys-Williams, Penguin Books 1994, p. 22
"The Tooth, the Whole Tooth, and Nothing but the Tooth", in Love Conquers All (1922)
Context: The English language may hold a more disagreeable combination of words than "The doctor will see you now." I am willing to concede something to the phrase "Have you anything to say before the current is turned on?" That may be worse for the moment, but it doesn't last so long. For continued, unmitigating depression, I know nothing to equal "The doctor will see you now." But I'm not narrow-minded about it. I'm willing to consider other possibilities.
“The two most beautiful words in the English language are 'cheque enclosed.”
“The four most expensive words in the English language are "this time it’s different."”
As quoted in The Four Pillars of Investing : Lessons for Building a Winning Portfolio (2002) by William Bernstein
Reported in Jay Babcock, " MUSIC IS NEVER WRONG: A visit with Josh Homme & John Paul Jones of Them Crooked Vultures http://www.arthurmag.com/2009/10/15/them-crooked-vultures/", Arthur Magazine (October 15, 2009).