Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
Book to Castles
Bookevery man wants to write a b., 456
My life has been as an open b., 519
of their art, 1236
of their deeds, 1236
of their words, 1236
only b. they read every day, 1247
this b. has been for the author a long struggle of escape, 875
write a better b., 1780Book-learning
not b. young men need, 6Books, 129–133
All good b. are alike, 131
are a mighty bloodless substitute for life, 133
are good enough in their own way, 133
are the quietest and most constant of friends, 130
controversial b. and controversial authors, 132
of making many b. there is no end, 456
welcome controversial b., 132
won’t stay banned, 168
world of b., 129Boone County Court House, Missouri
inscription, 955Boot
lick the b. that kicks them, 906Bore
voted a b., 281Born
a predestined idealist, 869
free, 554
time to be b., and a time to die, 1810
to act, 869
to live, not to prepare for life, 1120Borne
the battle, 1325Borrow
no one left to b. from, 386Borrowing
taking from the federal government the power of b., 384
who undertakes to live by b. soon finds his original means devoured, 386Boston
last contest, in the town of B., 1620
men of B. proved themselves, 1630Bostonians
when they die, if they are good, go to Paris, 75Bottom
only sitting on our own b., 1782Bought
slowly, gradually, furtively, 1648Boy
Don’t teach my b. poetry, 1397
When I was a b. of 14, my father was so ignorant, 2003Boys
are not going to be sent into any foreign wars, 1945
devise to b. jointly all … fields … hills … streams, 192Brag
Cease to b. to me of America, 45Brain
if we lack b. power to build a world of peace, 493
No b. is stronger than its weakest think, 1807Brains
feet of clay which extend almost all the way up to their b., 248Brandywine, Battle of (1777), 664Brat
unteachable b., well versed and none the wiser, 26Brave
enough to face himself when he is afraid, 1469
fame of the b. outlives him, 886
grow b. by reflection, 356
man is not he who feels no fear, 353
men who work while others sleep, 1234
no b. man would wear, 1447
resistance, 1627
run where the b. dare not go, 459Bravely
bears his country’s cause, 1724Brazil, 614Bread
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat b., 977
live by b. only, 1112
man shall know b. and peace, 1463
robs labor of its b., 1209
upon the waters, 591
we should soon want b., 728Breakfast-time
critical period in matrimony is b., 1166Breathes
there the man, with soul so dead, 1310Brevity
sententious b., which, using not a word to spare, 1283Bricks
when they throw b. at me, 1523Bridge
double-cross that b. when he comes to it, 1399
is love, 1136
[politicians] build a b. even where there is no river, 1398Bridges
are America’s cathedrals, 94Brief
be b., 2000Britain
always wins one battle—the last, 529British
and American peoples, 41
are like their own beer, 536
democracy approves the principles of movable party heads and unwaggable national tails, 201
government … [has] a just and friendly disposition towards us, 618
lament the fall of B. liberty, 1067
mandate came to an end, 914
nation will find it very hard to look up to leaders who are detected in that somewhat ungainly posture, 1554
prevent the B. from invading us, 1495
See also England; Great BritainBritish Empire
liquidation of the B. E., 528British Museum, 2076Britons
would rather take the risk of civilizing communism, 532Broils
To share in the b. of none, 619Brother
call him b. still, 135Brotherhood, 134–136
of man, 1117Brothers
destiny that makes us b., 136
Like my three b. before me, 1299
on that bright loveliness in the unending night, 1742
who see now they are truly b., 1742Browning, Robert (1812–1889), 2074“Bryan’s Ten Rules for the New Voter,” 776, 1573Buchenwald
generation of B., 1093Buck
stops here, 1490, 1610Budget
balanced, 379, 795, 801, 1411
slashes in their [budget] estimates, 1178
See also Government spendingBugaboo
Communist b., 250Build
a house in which to pass his old age and sell it, 86
a way of life, 56
a world of peace, 493
helping … b. a beautiful cathedral, 458
In vain we b. the world, unless / The builder also grows, 1149
me a son, O Lord, 1469
to b. and not to destroy, 526
when we b. they b., 400
when we cut they b., 400Builders
stone which the b. refused, 91Buildings
publick B. being the ornament of a country, 93Bullet
ballot is stronger than the b., 1903Bullfight
critics row on row, 14Bully
pulpit, 1508Bulwark
of continuing liberty, 750
of our own liberty, 1069Bumblebee
is unable to fly, 604Bums
blowing up the campuses, 156Bunker Hill
Battle of, 150th anniversary, 645
Monument, 13Burden
bear any b., 1066
bear the b., 89
carry his b., however hard, until nightfall, 1104
free from the b. of a life that was self-dependent, 643
of a long twilight struggle, 516Burdened
with the heavy curse on those who come afterwards, 697Bureau
immortality on earth is a government b., 709Bureaucracy
giant power wielded by pigmies, 706
of the corporation state and of government, 1613
patronizing favor of swollen b., 708
shifting corruption is better than a permanent b., 1595Bureaucratic
despotism, 1646Burn
down your cities, 27
my body to ashes, 1638Burnes, James Nelson (1827–1889), eulogy by John James Ingalls, 368Bury
We will b. you, 1989Business, 137–147
abolition of b., 147
America can no more survive and grow without big b. than it can … without small b., 142
corrupts everything it touches, 158
credit is the lifeblood of b., 357
government being the people’s b., 1573
happiest b. in all the world is that of making friends, 684
of America is business, 140
of government, 781
of the American people is business, 140
People are not an interruption of our b., 1345
People are our b., 1345
prevent Trouble in B., 146
principles, 535
responsibilities in their b. activities, 143
reward achievement in b. or statecraft, 96Buy
never b. what you do not want, because it is cheap, 1116Buying
nothing without the money in our pockets to pay for it, 358Cabbage
rose smells better than a c., 870
tomatoes [can still be distinguished] from the c., 49Cabbages
of c.—and kings, 1811Cabinet
not going to promise a C. post, 1577
of eight millionaires and one plumber, 1510
officers of this present administration, 1342Caesar
and Christ had met in the arena, 206
Either some C. or Napoleon will seize the reins, 334
nothing to render to / A hollow C., 656
without his ambition, 820Caesar, Gaius Julius (100–44
Who put up that c., 1426Cake
Let them eat c., 1347
Would yee both eat your c., and have your c., 1335
You can’t have your c. and eat it too, 1335Calais
lying in my heart, 838
written on her heart, 838Calamity
times of ours are serious and full of c., 1819Calf
bring hither the fatted c. 635Calhoun, John Caldwell (1782–1850), 569, 1231California, 148–149
agricultural products, 149
[agricultural counties] are far more important in the life of the State [C.], 1592
journeying in covered wagons to Oregon and C., 577
representation in our [California’s] State Senate, 1592
territory of C., 149Caligula’s
horse was made Consul, 1172Call
not a c. to bear arms, though arms we need, 516Calmness
of the everlasting hills, 1480Campaign
oratory, 1287
when I am the candidate, I run the c., 1502Campaign funds, 150–152
See also Political partiesCampus violence, 153–157Can
Do all the good you c., 452
He who c., does, 1800
one who thinks he c., 1436Canada
thinks it necessary to invade C., 1495Canadian
preferential tariff of, 1897, 2014Candidate
I am the c., I run the campaign, 1502
it [independent expenditure groups] helps stays clean, 150
question I would ask respecting a c., 35
vote fer th’ best man, but he’s never a c., 1899Candle
better to light one c. than curse the darkness, 448
imbecile c. in the heart of that almighty forlornness, 863Candy
Dont send messages to em, send c., 270Canker
which soon eats to the heart of its laws and constitutions, 1337Canning, George (1770–1827), 634Cannon’s law, 308Cannot
bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift, 1117
build character and courage by taking away a man’s initiative and independence, 1117
establish sound social security on borrowed money, 1117
further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred, 1117
help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves, 1117
help small men up by tearing big men down, 1117
help the poor by destroying the rich, 1117
keep out of trouble by spending more than your income, 1117
lift the wage-earner up by pulling the wage-payer down, 1117
strengthen the weak by weakening the strong, 1117Capacity
to keep peace, 1324
to wage war, 1324Cape Cod, 1667Capital
give c. thirty days to think it over and … there will be no war, 1912
is only the fruit of labor, 979
Labor is prior to, and independent of, c., 979
squanderers of planetary c., 309Capitalism, 158–159
competitive planning of c., 1711
is at its liberating best, 158
See also ImperialismCapitalist
best way to destroy the c. system, 1206
most powerful c. country—the United States of America, 1713
system, 159Capitalists
peace of the world has been preserved, not by statesmen, but by c., 1319
will furnish credits, 246
will sell us the rope to hang them with, 246Capitol building, Washington, D.C., 160–162
but a trifle if its lofty pillars should fall, 755
Cox Corridor II, inscriptions, 56, 225, 310, 490, 674, 763, 1048
House of Representatives chamber, inscriptions, 13
House Rules Committee chambers, cardboard sign, 455
National Statuary Hall, 502
no national temples but the C., 160
Prayer Room, inscription, 1827Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., 161Care
for him who will have borne the battle, 1325Career
political c. brings out the basest qualities in human nature, 1416Cares
for its helpless members, 19Caribbean
crisis, 1657Carnival
affair of masks and mystification, 1943Carpenter
it takes a c. to build one, 268Carrot
stick to the c., 2054Carver, George Washington (1864–1943), 65Cash
on the barrel for every piece of legislation, 986Cast
thy bread upon the waters, 591Castle
man’s house is his c., 859Castles
in the air, 466, 2009