quotations

Collection of quotations from works of philosophy, poetry, economics, memoirs, politics, psychology, and letters from the ancient Greeks to the modern Americans. Arranged alphabetically by thinker and indexed by theme.

Presents alphabetically arranged entries that provide definitions and explanations of over 20,000 phrases and allusions used in modern English language. Includes quotations, cross-references, and biographies of real and fictional people.

Presents excerpts from the writings of nineteenth-century essayist and poet Henry David Thoreau in which he expresses his thinking about science.

A collection of some of history's most celebrated wisecracks and humorous remarks by such names as Mark Twain, Mae West, and Groucho Marx.

Presents nearly four hundred quotations by Irish playwright Oscar Wilde, arranged by theme.

Collects aphorisms arranged into more than 50 categories.

A collection of sayings on success taken from the writings of Dr. Seuss.

Collection of approximately 200 examples of Shakespeare's work as a literary artist, arranged according to subject, with headnotes, a glossary, and a play-by-play index.