Eugenio Montale - born in Genoa in 1896, died in Milan, 1981 - is one of the twentieth-century Europeans who has spoken most meaningfully to American and British poets. Jonathan Galassi americanbearbritish Change image and share on social
Eulogy is nice, but one does not learn anything from it. Ellen Terry eulogylearnnice Change image and share on social
Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead. Ambrose Bierce advantageconsiderationdead Change image and share on social
Euphemism in the workplace does not end with job descriptions. It reaches a pusillanimous peak at the other end of the work process - in dismissal. Nigel Rees descriptiondismissalend Change image and share on social
Euphemism is a human device to conceal the horrors of reality. Paul Johnson concealdeviceeuphemism Change image and share on social
Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne. Quentin Crisp colognediplomaticeuphemism Change image and share on social
Eurasia ended up with the most domesticated animal species in part because it's the world's largest land mass and offered the most wild species to begin with. Jared Diamond animalbegindomesticate Change image and share on social
'Eureka' moments are very, very rare in my experience. It normally takes several weeks of experiments to tease out the truth, even when you have a really pretty good idea of what is going on. Tim Hunt eurekaexperienceexperiment Change image and share on social