The Whole World Book of Quotations: Wisdom from Women and Men Around the Globe Throughout the Centuries 3,000 Overlookd Quotations from Abigail Adams

By Ross Petras and Kathryn Petras

From the authors of the bestselling The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said comes a serious collection of quotations from the whole world--more than 3,000 remarks by artists, politicans, and other thinkers... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0201622580
• ISBN13: 9780201622584
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: Basic Books (AZ)
• Length: 476 Pages
• Weight: 1.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Multicultural Wisdom

For quite some time quotes from various religions and cultures have intrigued me. Some of the best things in life appear when you are not even looking. Finding this book was one of those beautiful things that happens on a sunny afternoon in your favorite bookstore when you are not really looking, just browsing around drinking a hot chai tea. "He who forgives ends the quarrel." -African Proverb I was instantly intrigued with this beautiful book. The format is also very appealing and easy to read, with two columns of quotes on each page. The quotes are organized according to interesting and relevant topics. The detailed biographical Index not only gives the authors name and information, you can also find all the page numbers and topics for their quotes under their name. "Like a child in its cradle I would that very gentle arms Might rock my grieving spirit And be as it were a kindly shelter For my heart-a traveler lost On a remote deserted road." Nguyen Vy The best way to enjoy this book is to have a pen in hand and to mark each quote you enjoyed, because like a good cup of tea, you are going to want to enjoy reading these quotes again. I drew dreamy purple clouds around all my favorite quotes, passages and poems. This was my favorite quote: "Literature must be an analysis of experience and a synthesis of the findings into a unity." -Rebecca West (1892-1983) Some of the topics you might enjoy: Acceptance, Adventure, Beauty, Belief, Books and Reading, Charity, Compassion, Creativity, Dreams, Emotions, Family, Good and Evil, Happiness, Ideals, Joy, Last Words, Love, Meditation, Music, Oppression, Peace, Poetry, Reason, Sacrifice, Talent, Trust, Waiting, Will and Youth. Reading "The Whole World Book of Quotations" will give you a unique perspective and actually I found reading this book had a calming effect on me. ~The Rebecca Review

A really fine book -- moving and useful.

This is a sadly under-rated book. It's full of marvelous quotations from new sources --some beautiful Chinese and Japanese quotes. I refer to it constantly and am really amazed that it's so unknown. A must have for serious readers.