Quotations

A good book, a good friend. (Italian)Neither love nor a cough can be hidden. (Roman)Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it. (Arabian) One enemy is too many, one hundred friends is not enough. (Indian) The Routledge Book of World Proverbs invites the reader to travel the globe in sear... More

The fundamental questions concerning God and people are as old as humanity. In this collection of quotations, Parrinder has drawn on all the great books of the world's religions and the words of prophets, scholars and mystics on the nature of the divine, ethics, puzzles of mortality, resurrection an... More

This collection of history's cleverest comebacks and other truly great replies features contributions from Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, Dorothy Parker, Mae West, Groucho Marx, Winston Churchill, Dolly Parton, and scores more.For most of us, that perfect retort or witty reply often escapes us when we nee... More

Celebrating words both old and new, Crystal explores language in all its rich varieties. "Words Words Words" is published to coincide with the BBC series on word histories."Lexicography is not just an exercise in linguistic accounting," writes preeminent English language scholar David Crystal in thi... More

This hilarious collection of humorous quotations, full of wisecracks and wit, snappy comments and inspired fantasy, has been specially chosen by Ned Sherrin. Now with even more quotes on more subjects: from Gambling to Hollywood, from Diets to Shopping. Find the best lines from your favourite jokest... More

This updated edition--which appears on the 100th anniversary of Einstein's special theory of relativity and the 50th anniversary of Einstein's death--offers more than 300 new quotations, or 1,200 altogether.For the first time in paperback, here is a newly expanded edition of the best-selling book th... More

Containing the wisdom of the ages, this is a major new edition of Oxford's largest and most comprehensive dictionary of quotations.The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations has been long hailed as the most literary quotation book available, and the newest edition is the largest and most comprehensive of i... More

Fully revised and updated, the third edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Phrase, Saying & Quotation adds proverbs and sayings from across the world to memorable phrases and quotations from across the centuries. This rich collection is arranged under a wide range of subjects--from Ability to Youth--m... More

Peter Tsouras brings 4,000 years of military history to life through the words of soldiers, commanders, politicians, military theorists and commentators on war. Personalities as diverse as MAchiavelli and Xenophon, Crazy Horse and Eisenhower, sit side by side in this authoritative volume. Their memo... More

Who or what is liable to jump the shark? Who first tried to nail jelly to the wall? Who was the first to cry "Women and children first"? The answers to these and many more questions are in this fascinating book. Here in one volume you can track down the stories behind the names and sayings you come ... More

Revolutionaries in their own rights, John Lennon and Groucho Marx did not share much common ground with their Communist namesakes, or even with each other. Where they do overlap is through their very humorous and irreverent takes on life.... More

The original words announcing great scientific discoveries, from the first 'Eureka!' to the cloning of Dolly the sheep, can all be found in this fascinating addition to the world-famous Oxford Quotations series. An essential reference tool, put together over fifteen years with the assistance of a di... More

Everyquotation in this book will help a person to change his life for the better, enlarge hisvision of mankind and add a few more nuggets of information in his thinkingprocess. It is knowledge that is power. It is knowledge that sustains a humanbeing to go through life with ease and without trouble.... More

An entertaining and thought-provoking book for language buffs and anyone interested in quotations, What They Didn't Say sifts through more than one hundred and fifty misquotations, incorrect attributions, and apocryphal remarks to reveal the origins of the quotes. Organized in an accessible A-Z form... More

This new redesigned edition is the perfect gift for every occasion. Selected from the best quotations of past and present, the dictionary is packed with quotable quotes on every subject from Examinations to Weddings. For the high days and holidays, birthdays and celebrations, the Little Oxford Dicti... More

With over 4,000 quotable quips from politicians and poets, CEOs and Comedians, you’re sure to find something appropriate to your topic right here in . . .From the Ancients to the PresidentThe men and women whose words come to life on these pages speak from the past and the present. Review what Pla... More

Knowledge and skills are in great demand today but they arebecoming obsolete with increasing frequency with the coming of emerging newtechnology. Once the technology is mastered and appropriate skills mastered totackle it, the effort seems wasted with the next big change. Thus the labourforce, the a... More