The Book of Contrasts: Or, the Thirty-Second Chapter of Proverbs

Don't curse the dark - light a candle.' Start the day on a bright note by dipping into this excellent book of sayings - there are 1460 of them, exactly four for each day of your year - which do indeed shine like candles of enlightenment in the dark! Drawn from a variety of sources, they include many by the author, who says that 'succinct messages and insights concerning all aspects of everyday life' began to fill his mind and compelled him to write. These form the core of his BOOK OF CONTRASTS, making a sharp commentary on the human condition, as well as a splendid example of the epigrammatist's art. Dave Strickland knows how to provoke laughter as well as thought, and amuse where he abuses. . .