Quotes by Joseph Devlin

"...[T]he three greatest works are those of Homer , Dante and Shakespeare . These are closely followed by the works of Virgil and Milton ."

"To use a big word or a foreign word when a small one and a familiar one will answer the same purpose, is a sign of ignorance. Great scholars and writers and polite speakers use simple words."

"There is an old Latin quotation in regard to the poet which says ' Poeta nascitur non fit ' the translation of which is— the poet is born, not made."