Quote of the week: February roundup

The best style of writing, as well as the most forcible, is the plainest.
Horace Greeley, 1811-1872

It is much simpler to buy books than to read them and easier to read them than to absorb their contents.
William Osler, 1849-1919

Thank God for books as an alternative to conversation.
W. H. Auden, 1907-1973

Success is a poison that should only be taken late in life and then only in small doses.
Anthony Trollope, 1815-1882