Bartlett's Words to Live By: Advice and Inspiration for Everyday Life [Hardcover]

John Bartlett (Author), Kurt Vonnegut (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 4, 2006

For 150 years people have looked to Bartlett's Familiar Quotations for wisdom, inspiration, and pure fun. Here now is an elegant new collection of the best advice ever given, inspiring words from the world's wisest men and women.



"There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval." -George Santayana



Readers will be delighted by insights that span almost five thousand years of human history, from ancient Egypt to the modern day, capturing the differences-and the similarities-of human thought over time.



"Truth is great and its effectiveness endures." -Ptahhotpe



From such varied sources as the Bible, Jane Austen, and John F. Kennedy, everyone is sure to find a gem.



"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." -Muhammad Ali



With its thoughtful and entertaining selection of quotes, Bartlett's Words to Live By is an enlightening gift for the graduate or the student of life and a splendid addition to the reference shelf.



"In my end is my beginning." -Mary, Queen of Scots

"Bartlett's Familiar Quotations is an admirable work, and I studied it intently."

-Sir Winston Churchill



In 1855, Massachusetts bookseller John Bartlett self-published a small collection of prose and verse quotations. Since then, his volume has been continuously expanded and published to reflect the ever-changing cultural climate. Bartlett's Familiar Quotations remains the most authoritative, thought-provoking, and entertaining book of quotations available.

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About the Author

Kurt Vonnegut is a fiction-writer, essayist and lecturer, living in New York City. He has served on the faculties of the U. of Iowa, Harvard, City College, New York and Smith. His novel Cat's Cradle was accepted in lieu of a thesis for a Master's in Anthropology from the U. of Chicago.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (May 4, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316016241
• ISBN-13: 978-0316016247
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 1 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,794,546 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars It's Nice and All, But...., April 7, 2009

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This review is from: Bartlett's Words to Live By: Advice and Inspiration for Everyday Life (Hardcover)

Here's a quote for you: "Never judge a book by its cover." I have to admit that I was seduced by the beautiful book cover! I'd been looking for a great quote book to have on hand, and as there are so many random quote books on the market, I naturally picked the one that was aligned with my visual tastes. True, it's a nicely edited book, and I'm sure I will use it as a reference from time to time, but I think I was expecting more contemporary quotes. Or at least quotes that are not as holier-than-thou and preachy. Not to say that all the quotes in this book are religious, but imagine, if you will, a school teacher shaking her finger at you while you hang your head in shame....