The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (373 page)

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Rouget de Lisle, Claude-Joseph
1760–1836
1
Allons, enfants de la patrie,
Le jour de gloire est arrivé…
Aux armes, citoyens!
Formez vos battaillons!
Come, children of our country, the day of glory has arrived…To arms, citizens! Form your battalions!

"La Marseillaise" (25 April 1792)

Roupell, Charles
1
To play billiards well is a sign of an ill-spent youth.

attributed, in D. Duncan
Life of Herbert Spencer
(1908) ch. 20

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
1712–78
1
The social contract.

title of book,
Du contrat social
(1762)

2
Man was born free, and everywhere he is in chains.

Du Contrat social
(1762) ch. 1

Routh, Martin Joseph
1755–1854
1
You will find it a very good practice always to verify your references, sir!

John William Burgon
Lives of Twelve Good Men
(1888 ed.) vol. 1

Rowbottom, Matthew
,
Stannard, Richard
, and
Spice Girls, The
1
Yo I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want
so tell me what you want, what you really really want.

"Wannabe" (1996 song)

Rowe, Nicholas
1674–1718
1
Is this that haughty, gallant, gay Lothario?

The Fair Penitent
(1703) act 5, sc. 1

Rowland, Helen
1875–1950
1
A husband is what is left of a lover, after the nerve has been extracted.

A Guide to Men
(1922)

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