EPIGRAMS: Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (Illuastrated)

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Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.
-Oscar Wilde


In its earliest form, the epigram was indeed, but mere writing upon a wall, but the modern epigram is distinguished by its particular brilliancy. It embodies the very quintessence of the thoughts of the writer. The early Greek epigram did not aim at wit, or necessarily produce the feeling of surprise, which are...