All good books have one thing in common they are truer than if they had really happened. Use single quotation marks if the book title is contained in a quotation, and you have chosen not to use underlining or italics. Benhams book of quotations, proverbs and household words. Benhams book of quotations proverbs and household words benham, w. Benhams book of quotations, proverbs and household words a collection of quotations from british and american authors, with many thousands of.
The quotations would be part of the books educational play. Winston churchill quotes british orator, author and prime minister during world war ii. German italian, spanish, and other languages benham, w. Best books of collected quotes, sayings or reflections score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. I sometimes feel like many quoteseekers prefer many of the witty, new, current quotations and cannot handle reading some of the deeper, longer, wise thoughts of old. Both new and old, fiction and nonfictionthese books are packed with the best book quotes that provide thoughtprovoking bits of wisdom, wit, and universal truths. Including over 11,000 quotations, the first new edition of john bartletts corpus to be published after his death in 1905 keeps most of his original work intact. Books open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can. For you to get a idea of what the book would be like.
Gurney benham author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The best and most userfriendly quotation website on earth. See more ideas about quotes, book quotes and words. Shapiro, used innovative research techniques to ensure that the most popular and eloquent quotations, especially modern and american ones often missed by other dictionaries, were included. Welcome to my huge collection of quotes about books and reading. New authors include warren buffett, the dalai lama, bill gates, david foster wallace, emily post, steve jobs, jimi.
The main book is in good condition but the cover is. Now, for the first time, more than 900 of the most endearing, expressive, and impassioned sayings about love romantic, passionate, matrimonial, familial, patriotic, spiritual have been carefully selected from the more than. Hardback good copy in neat condition with some small marks and wear on cover boards as shown in photos. A book of quotations, proverbs and household words. The yale book of quotations is a quotations collection that focuses on modern and american quotations and claims a high level of scholarship and reliability. Best books of collected quotes, sayings or reflections 37. Thomas frognall dibdin, bibliographiana, the director. Classical and modern and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life. Dispatched the next working day after payment received. Gurney benham book 46 editions published between 1900 and 1965 in english and. Benhams book of quotations, proverbs and household words a.
Shapiro, it was published by yale university press in 2006 with a foreword by joseph epstein, isbn 9780300107982. Bartletts familiar quotations search or browse over. I shall be miserable if i have not an excellent library. Prior to publication it was referred to by its working title, the yale dictionary of. Book of quotations prepared by ner leelef publication date 03 february 2004 permission is granted to reproduce in part or in whole. The yale book of quotations is the most complete, uptodate, and authoritative quotation dictionary ever compiled. Benhams book of quotations proverbs and household words. A weekly literary journal, 1807 april 11th i decided theres two types of people in the world. Do not use quotation marks to enclose the bible or. The book arranges its entries by author, rather than by subject, as many other quotation collections, and enters the authors.
From its first appearance in 1855 to its recently published sixteenth edition, bartletts familiar quotations has set the standard for books of quotations. The doomsday book by connie willis one never gets used to the idea that there is nothing one can do. Hi, ive had this idea of publishing a book of famous rock n roll quotations. I did appreciate the way that human nature was portrayed in the future as very similar petty bureaucratic infighting, proud people to. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The quotations are organized under subject headings and the book even contains a well set out index of subject headings. This amazing book contains many thousands of fascinating quotations from thousands of famous books, plays, poems, politicians and other famous people. A collection of over 8000 passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature. A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight. The first edition of the oxford dictionary of quotations was published in 1941 and for 70 years this bestselling book has remained unrivalled in its coverage of quotations past and present. Publication date 20190820 usage attributionnoncommercialnoderivs 4. More than 150 years after its original publication, bartletts familiar quotations has been completely revised and updated for its eighteenth edition. The church of jesus christ has come out of the closet and, and because it has, the homosexual community is steadily moving back into it.
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The quotations home page has received a number of awards since its creation in 1994. Bartletts showcases a sweeping survey of world history, from the times of ancient egyptians to present day. Our goals will give us the incentive to keep moving forward. It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read a book of quotations.
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She said, i loved the book where the red fern grows. Benhams book of quotations hardcover january 1, 1958 by g benham author 5. Bartletts familiar quotations, often simply called bartletts, is an american reference work that is the longestlived and most widely distributed collection of quotations. There is an old water ring on my copy of benhams book of quotations, left, perhaps, by its former owner resting a tumbler of whiskey and ice.
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