Infinite riches: gems from a lifetime of readingMcGraw-Hill, 1979 - 588 páginas Elizabeth I's last great speech, an account of Marco Polo's return to Venice, and writings by Mencken, Wilde, and Twain are among the selections included in a collection of excerpts that represents Rosten's lifelong love for the printed word |
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... H. L. MENCKEN To my embarrassment, I was born in bed with a lady. — WILSON MIZNER I despise the pleasure of pleasing people whom I despise. — LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU In Ireland there is so little sense of compromise that a girl has to ...
... H. L. MENCKEN To my embarrassment, I was born in bed with a lady. — WILSON MIZNER I despise the pleasure of pleasing people whom I despise. — LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU In Ireland there is so little sense of compromise that a girl has to ...
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... H. L. MENCKEN, Notes on Democracy Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark, and neither laws nor monuments, neither battleships nor public libraries . . . nor churches nor universities nor ...
... H. L. MENCKEN, Notes on Democracy Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark, and neither laws nor monuments, neither battleships nor public libraries . . . nor churches nor universities nor ...
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... H. L. Mencken. Copyright 1924 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., and renewed 1952 by H. L. Mencken. Salah and His American by ) .eland Hall. Copyright 1933 by Leland Hall and renewed 1961 by John H. Finn, Finn & Brownell, executor of Leland Hall ...
... H. L. Mencken. Copyright 1924 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., and renewed 1952 by H. L. Mencken. Salah and His American by ) .eland Hall. Copyright 1933 by Leland Hall and renewed 1961 by John H. Finn, Finn & Brownell, executor of Leland Hall ...
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A. J. P. TAYLOR ALBERT EINSTEIN American ARISTOTLE BAMBER GASCOIGNE beauty believe BENJAMIN BERTRAND RUSSELL Capitalism century Chinese Christian civilization Copyright court death democracy dream earth economic enemy England English Essays Europe everything excerpts existence experience eyes face fact faith feel freedom G. K. CHESTERTON GEORGE GEORGE MIKES H. L. MENCKEN hand happy head human ideas imagination JAMES Jews JOHN King knew LASSWELL Lenin LEONARD MOSLEY letter liberty Lincoln live look Lord MARK TWAIN means mind modern moral Napoleon nation nature never night palace passion peace person philosopher political reason religion revolution Roman sense sexual SIGMUND FREUD slave social society speech Stalin talk things THOMAS THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY thought tion truth turn Venice VOLTAIRE WINSTON CHURCHILL women words young
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Proverbs are Never Out of Season: Popular Wisdom in the Modern Age Wolfgang Mieder Vista de fragmentos - 1993 |
Proverbs are Never Out of Season: Popular Wisdom in the Modern Age Wolfgang Mieder Vista de fragmentos - 1993 |