The Times Great Quotations

The Times Great Quotations
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Discover the wisdom of Mahatma Gandhi alongside the wit of Groucho Marx in a collection of great and memorable quotations from across the centuries: an entertaining compendium of themed quotes from the most notable minds, orators, celebrities, writers and politicians that ever lived. Funny and profound, there are gems here for everyone.Struggling to recall those elusive quotes and sayings? With this thematic approach, The Times has the answer with a selection of the best one-liners across multiple topics and including a helpful people index to help you find who and what you are looking for.• Marvel at the wisdom of the ancients and laugh at the outrageous quips of the great and good• Philosophy, politics, sex, marriage, humour all in one condensed package• A full list of themes and people index make finding your way through the book so much easierQuotations include contributions from: Jane Austen, Simone de Beauvoir, Robert Burns, Lord Byron, Truman Capote, Confucius, Charles Darwin, Horace, Carl Jung, Immanuel Kant, Olga Korbut, Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela, George Orwell, Pablo Picasso, Plato, Ronald Reagan, Bertrand Russell, Mother Teresa, Oscar Wilde.

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS

ACTING AND DRAMA

ACTIONS AND BEHAVIOUR

ADVICE AND PRINCIPLES

APPETITES

ASPIRATION AND OPPORTUNITY

BELIEFS AND DOUBT

CHALLENGE AND TENACITY

CHANCE

CHANGE

CHRISTMAS AND FESTIVE SPIRIT

COMPETITION

CONFLICT AND AGGRESSION

COURAGE AND DARING

CREATIVITY AND THE ARTS

DEATH AND SORROW

ECONOMICS AND COMMERCE

EDUCATION

EMOTIONS

EXPERIENCE AND AGE

FREEDOM AND TOLERANCE

FRIENDSHIP

FUN AND HUMOUR

GOOD AND BAD

GOVERNANCE AND SOCIETY

GRATITUDE AND TRIBUTE

HAPPINESS AND TORMENT

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

HISTORY AND THE PAST

HOPE

INTELLIGENCE AND IDEAS

JUDGMENT AND WORTH

LEADERSHIP

LIFE, OR THE WAY OF THE WORLD

LOVE AND MARRIAGE

MANKIND AND CIVILISATION

MEN

MISTAKES AND FAILINGS

MONEY AND WEALTH

MORALS AND ETHICS

MUSIC

NATURE AND THE WEATHER

PARENTS AND CHILDREN

POLITICS AND POWER

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SEEING AND APPEARANCE

SPORT AND MOTIVATION

TEMPERAMENT AND CHARACTER

THE FUTURE

TIME AND THE PRESENT

THOUGHT AND UNDERSTANDING

TRAVEL AND RELAXATION

TRUTH

VIRTUE

WISDOM AND FOLLY

WIT AND INSIGHT

WOMEN

WORDS AND WRITERS

WORK AND EMPLOYMENT

PEOPLE INDEX. INDEX

ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

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Cover

Title Page

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I had done all that I could; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little.

Samuel Johnson, English writer, critic and lexicographer (1709–1784)

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