These are often good places to begin your research. They provide a brief overview of topics and bibliographies for further reading.
Christian Quotations by
Here you will read "My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness" (2 Corinthians 12:9), "Thou hast made us for Thyself, and the heart of man is restless until it finds rest in Thee" (St Augustine), "Expect great things from God. Attempt great things for God" (William Carey). You will also find the lesser-known "This is eternal life: to know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent" (John 17:3), "I sometimes think that the whole secret of the Christian life is to know how to use the word 'Therefore'" (D.M. Lloyd-Jones), and "A good marriage is the union of two forgivers" (Ruth Bell Graham).
Oxford Dictionary of Quotations by
The first edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations was published in 1941 and for over 70 years this bestselling book has remained unrivalled in its coverage of quotations past and present. The eighth edition is a vast treasury of wit and wisdom spanning the centuries and providing theultimate answer to the question, "Who said that?" Find that half-remembered line in a browser's paradise of over 20,000 quotations, comprehensively indexed for ready reference. Lord Byron may have taken the view: "I think it great affectation not to quote oneself", but for the less self-centred theOxford Dictionary of Quotations provides a quote for every occasion from the greatest minds of history and from undistinguished characters known only for one happy line.Drawing on Oxford's unrivalled dictionary research programme and unique language monitoring, over 700 new quotations have been added to this eighth edition from authors ranging from St Joan of Arc and Coco Chanel to Albrecht Durer and Thomas Jefferson. New sayings from across the ages include "Itwould not be better if things happened to men just as they wish" (the classical writer Heraclitus), "Fight on, and God will give the Victory" (the suffragette Emily Wilding Davison), and "The future is already here - it's just not evenly distributed" (the writer William Gibson).
The Quotable Woman by
The Quotable Woman, Revised Edition gathers nearly 20,000agreat quotationsafrom more than 5,000 women throughout history, beginning with Eve and continuing to the present day. Thoroughly revised and updated, this book is a treasure trove of both familiar and unexpected quotations on nearly every subject imaginable, including friendship, love, politics, religion, education, the arts, and women's role in society. Contributors are presented in chronological order by the year of their birth, then alphabetically within each year. Indexes allow readers to find quotations by subject and contributors by name, occupation/profession, and nationality/ethnicity."
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