Oil/basis

Famous quotes containing the words oil and/or basis:

    “It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship.”
    —Colette [Sidonie Gabrielle Colette] (1873–1954)

    “Had we not loved ourselves at all, we could never have been obliged to love anything. So that self-love is the basis of all love.”
    —Thomas Traherne (1636–1674)