"We come too late to say anything which has not been said already," observed Jean de la Bruyere, the French classical writer, in 1688. He was only partly correct; there may, indeed, be no new virtue, vice, sentiment, or thought under the sun, but the human mind has always managed to produce new insights and observations on old situations. And it is here that we find the lure of the quotable quote.
You have now before you a book that should see you through many moods and circumstances. Use it sparingly, or splurge generously; the words belong to others, but the pleasure will be yours.