The Quote Verifier: Who Said What, Where, and WhenSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 2007年4月1日 - 416 頁 Our language is full of hundreds of quotations that are often cited but seldom confirmed. Ralph Keyes's The Quote Verifier considers not only classic misquotes such as "Nice guys finish last," and "Play it again, Sam," but more surprising ones such as "Ain't I a woman?" and "Golf is a good walk spoiled," as well as the origins of popular sayings such as "The opera ain't over till the fat lady sings," "No one washes a rented car," and "Make my day." |
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... Proverbs, and Household Words; The Home Book of Quotations; and Magill's Quotations in Context made a serious effort to confirm their contents, or at least consider their probable origins. These works are part of a grand tradition, one ...
... proverb in common use long before Louis XV or anyone else was alleged to have said it. Verdict: An old proverb put in many mouths, especially that of Louis XV. “AIN'T I a woman?” This is the phrase ex-slave Sojourner 2 RALPH KEYES.
... proverbs was a popular pastime in Depression-era America. This one dates back at least to World War II, when it was associated with American General Joseph “Vinegar Joe” Stilwell. Lexicographer Eric Partridge thought it originated with ...
... proverbs recorded in medieval England was “Who climbeth highest most dreadful is his fall.” In the fourth century a.d. the Latin poet Claudian wrote, “Men are raised on high in order that they may fall more heavily.” Verdict: An old ...
... proverb, although they don't know where their founder, Fr. James Keller, found it. Father Keller told Leo Rosten that he'd heard the proverb a long time before founding the Christophers, although he couldn't remember where or when. The ...
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BIBLIOGRAPHY | 259 |
SOURCE NOTES | 267 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 345 |
KEY WORD INDEX | 347 |
NAME INDEX | 375 |
SIDEBAR INDEX | 389 |