A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise he too will sink back into the soft ground and becomes swallowed up by the world of illusion. Sai Baba
Must not all things at the last be swallowed up in death? Plato
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. Francis Bacon
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed. Josh Billings
Every man must define his identity against his mother. If he does not, he just falls back into her and is swallowed up. Camille Paglia
