“What is a classic? It is a work of literature which is either the first of its kind, and the best; or the best of its kind, though not the first.”— Gilbert Highet
“Thucydides is the father of history. Not the father of history in general, but the father of political history.”— Donald Kagan
“The man who has not read the classics is like one who has walked all his life in a room hung with splendid paintings of which he has only seen the backs.”— Gilbert Murray
“Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were - Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter.”— Beatrix Potter