Publisher's Synopsis
This reference should be useful to public speakers, writers, politicians, performers and salespeople. The book should also amuse anyone who enjoys humour or taking a look at sayings which go back thousands of years. Some of civilization's most influential and profound writers - including Aristotle, Erasmus, Thomas More, Shakespeare and Cicero - are among those quoted.;The book includes credited quotations from celebrities, journalists and Nobel laureates throughout history. It also includes anonymous clips culled from weekly newspapers and uncredited sayings from the pen of the author, Evan Esar.
