Oxford Dictionary of Quotations by Subject

by Susan Ratcliffe

Book Overview

Here are more than 7,000 quotations, ranging from the wisdom of the Bible, Shakespeare, and the great philosophers to the more modern meditations of Bono, J. K. Rowling, and George W. Bush. There is Yogi Berra's immortal "The future ain't what it used to be," Robert Louis Stevenson's "Wine is bottled poetry," and Lao Tzu's "A good traveler has no fixed plans." Arranged thematically for ease of use, the volume covers more than 600 subjects, from Beauty...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199567069
• ISBN13: 9780199567065
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.0" x 7.9"