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Encyclopedia > The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations is an 1100-page book listing short quotations that are common in English language and culture. For the Wikipedia quotation templates, see Category:Quotation templates. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...


This well-known book lists quotations ordered by author surname, giving the original words if it began in a foreign language. It also has a long index by subject, allowing readers to search for a specific remark. This subject index can also be used to find a suitable quotation on any subject. There are, for instance, more than 30 quotations involving fish.


Quotations are also cross-referenced. For example, on looking up Napoleon's quotation about Britain being a nation of shopkeepers, one also finds Adam Smith, who said it first. Quotations about absolute power are cross-referenced to Lord Acton, and from him to William Pitt the Elder, who said something similar. Bonaparte as general Napoleon Bonaparte ( 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution and was the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from November 11, 1799 to May 18, 1804, then as Emperor of the French (Empereur des... Adam Smith (baptized June 5, 1723 O.S. / June 16 N.S. – July 17, 1790) was a Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneering political economist. ... Absolute Power is the name of several works: Absolute Power (book), a novel by David Baldacci Absolute Power (film), a film, based on Baldaccis novel, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood Absolute Power (comedy), a British radio and television comedy series Absolute Power (band), a rap group responsible for... John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton (January 10, 1834 - June 19, 1902), English historian, only son of Sir Richard Dalberg-Acton, 7th Baronet, and grandson of the Neapolitan admiral, Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet, was born at Naples. ... William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (15 November 1708–11 May 1778) was a British statesman who achieved his greatest fame as war minister during the Seven Years War and who was later Prime Minister of Great Britain. ...


The dictionary has been jokingly called the Oxford Dikker of Quotaggers using the Oxford "-er". The Oxford -er is a colloquial, sometimes facetious, abbreviation, prevalent at Oxford University from about 1875, which is thought to have been borrowed from the slang of Rugby School. ...


The book is published by Oxford University Press. The 6th edition appeared in 2004 (ISBN 0-19-860720-2). Oxford University Press (OUP) is a highly-respected publishing house and a department of the University of Oxford in England. ...


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How to Use This Book. Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989 (299 words)
Some are alphabetical lists by the source of the quotation, others are arranged chronologically, and in others the quotations are clustered by subject content.
If you are searching for a specific “half-remembered, almost forgotten” quotation, and can only recall a word or phrase, this alphabetical index of keywords will be the most efficient approach.
If you can recall who said the quotation you seek, all items included in this collection by that author can be found in the alphabetical author index.
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (386 words)
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations is as impressive, erudite, enjoyable, and educational a tome as you might expect from Oxford.
The first such dictionary, as compiled by Oxford, was published in 1953, and it's been tweaking, modifying, and updating it ever since.
Oxford's Dictionary of Quotations is a wonderfully reliable and inclusive quotation reference, and it's a lot of fun, as well.
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