The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (440 page)

Turner, Walter James Redfern
1889–1946

1
When I was but thirteen or so
I went into a golden land,
Chimborazo, Cotopaxi
Took me by the hand.

"Romance" (1916)

 
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Tusa, John
1936–

1
Management that wants to change an institution must first show it loves that institution.

in
Observer
27 February 1994 "Sayings of the Week"

 
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Twain, Mark
1835–1910

1
There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1884) ch. 1

2
Hain't we got all the fools in town on our side? and ain't that a big enough majority in any town?

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1884) ch. 26

3
Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run.

A Curious Dream
(1872) "Facts concerning the Recent Resignation"

4
Truth is the most valuable thing we have. Let us economize it.

Following the Equator
(1897) ch. 7.

5
It takes your enemy and your friend, working together, to hurt you to the heart: the one to slander you and the other to get the news to you.

Following the Equator
(1897) ch. 45

6
The innocents abroad.

title of book (1869)

7
There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press.

"License of the Press" (1873)

8
What a good thing Adam had. When he said a good thing he knew nobody had said it before.

Notebooks
(1935)

9
Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.

Pudd'nhead Wilson
(1894) ch. 5

10
When angry, count four; when very angry, swear.

Pudd'nhead Wilson
(1894) ch. 10

11
As to the Adjective: when in doubt, strike it out.

Pudd'nhead Wilson
(1894) ch. 11

12
The report of my death was an exaggeration.
usually quoted as "Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated"

in
New York Journal
2 June 1897

 
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Tynan, Kenneth
1927–80

1
A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.

in
New York Times Magazine
9 January 1966

2
"Sergeant Pepper"—a decisive moment in the history of Western Civilization.

in 1967; Howard Elson
McCartney
(1986)

3
A neurosis is a secret you don't know you're keeping.

Kathleen Tynan
Life of Kenneth Tynan
(1987) ch. 19

 
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Tyndale, William
c.
1494–1536

1
If God spare my life, ere many years I will cause a boy that driveth the plough shall know more of the scripture than thou doest!
to an opponent

in
Dictionary of National Biography
(1917–)

2
Lord, open the King of England's eyes!
at the stake

John Foxe
Actes and Monuments
(1570)

 
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