Great Quotations

by George Seldes and Compiled By George Seldes

Book Overview

"A collection of man's best thinking" The result of more than thirty years of painstaking search, research, and editing, this volume goes far beyond the many hackneyed collections of familiar sayings... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806508175
• ISBN13: 9780806508177
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Citadel Press
• Length: 893 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Thanks George!

This is a great book that I will treasure for years and years to come. The great thoughts of the ages wonderfully compiled by a very wise man. From Ghandi and Wordsworth to Christ and Thoreau. WOW! Thanks George!

The Great Quotations by George Seldes

This is an excellent work for literature majors, history buffs,speechwriters, current events enthusiasts and a host of otheracademics and professionals. Here are some gems:o The great artist is the simplifier. (Ariel)o The goal of all life is death. (Freud)o Let us dare to read, think, speak and write. (Adams)o All men naturally desire knowledge. (Aristotle)o The wretched souls of those who lived Without or praise or blame. (Dante)o The greatest intellectual capacities are only found in connection with a vehement and passionate will.(Schopenhauer)Buy this book to round out your general knowledge of literature,world leaders and the great speeches of our time and times past.