The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (268 page)
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Lee, Robert E.
1807–70
1807–70
1
It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it.
after the battle of Fredericksburg, December 1862
refusing an offer to write his memoirs:
I should be trading on the blood of my men.
It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it.
after the battle of Fredericksburg, December 1862
attributed
refusing an offer to write his memoirs:
I should be trading on the blood of my men.
attributed, perhaps apocryphal
Lee-Potter, Lynda
1
Powerful men often succeed through the help of their wives. Powerful women only succeed in spite of their husbands.
Powerful men often succeed through the help of their wives. Powerful women only succeed in spite of their husbands.
in
Daily Mail
16 May 1984
Le Gallienne, Richard
1866–1947
1866–1947
1
The cry of the Little Peoples goes up to God in vain,
For the world is given over to the cruel sons of Cain.
The cry of the Little Peoples goes up to God in vain,
For the world is given over to the cruel sons of Cain.
"The Cry of the Little Peoples" (1899)
Lehrer, Tom
1928–
1928–
1
Plagiarize! Let no one else's work evade your eyes,
Remember why the good Lord made your eyes.
Poisoning pigeons in the park.
It is sobering to consider that when Mozart was my age he had already been dead for a year.
Plagiarize! Let no one else's work evade your eyes,
Remember why the good Lord made your eyes.
"Lobachevski" (1953 song)
Poisoning pigeons in the park.
song title, 1953
It is sobering to consider that when Mozart was my age he had already been dead for a year.
N. Shapiro (ed.)
An Encyclopedia of Quotations about Music
(1978)
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm
1646–1716
1646–1716
1
Nihil est sine ratione.There is nothing without a reason.
Eadem sunt quorum unum potest substitui alteri salva veritate.Two things are identical if one can be substituted for the other without affecting the truth.
Nihil est sine ratione.There is nothing without a reason.
Studies in Physics and the Nature of Body
(1671)
Eadem sunt quorum unum potest substitui alteri salva veritate.Two things are identical if one can be substituted for the other without affecting the truth.
"Table de définitions" (1704) in L. Coutourat (ed.)
Opuscules et fragments inédits de Leibniz
(1903)
Leigh, Fred W.
d. 1924
d. 1924
1
Can't get away to marry you today,
My wife won't let me!
Why am I always the bridesmaid,
Never the blushing bride?
Can't get away to marry you today,
My wife won't let me!
"Waiting at the Church (My Wife Won't Let Me)" (1906 song)
Why am I always the bridesmaid,
Never the blushing bride?
"Why Am I Always the Bridesmaid?" (1917 song, with Charles Collins and Lily Morris)
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