hat is a "quotation"? It is a saying or piece of writing that strikes people as so true or memorable that they quote it (or allude to it) in speech or writing. Often they will quote it directly, introducing it with a phrase like "As--says" but equally often they will assume that the reader or listen
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
β Scribed by Elizabeth Knowles
- Book ID
- 127449203
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 7 MB
- Edition
- 5
- Category
- Library
- ISBN-13
- 9780192800268
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β¦ Synopsis
The Oxford Book of Medical Quotations presents a wonderfully entertaining and eclectic range of quotations covering all aspects of medicine through the ages. It couples profound statements from famous scientists with witty one-liners from the likes of Woody Allen and Spike Milligan. Packed with hundreds of quotations, it is a book that anyone in the medical profession, or with an interest in health, will find an invaluable source of reference hand considerable entertainment.
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