The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (444 page)
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Veblen, Thorstein
1857–1929
1857–1929
1
Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure.
Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure.
Theory of the Leisure Class
(1899) ch. 4
Vegetius
fl.
ad
379–95
fl.
ad
379–95
1
Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.Let him who desires peace, prepare for war.
usually quoted as "Si vis pacem, para bellum [If you want peace, prepare for war]"
Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.Let him who desires peace, prepare for war.
usually quoted as "Si vis pacem, para bellum [If you want peace, prepare for war]"
Epitoma Rei Militaris
bk. 3, prologue.
Venturi, Robert
1925–
1925–
1
Less is a bore.
Less is a bore.
Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture
(1966) ch. 2
Vergniaud, Pierre
1753–93
1753–93
1
There was reason to fear that the Revolution, like Saturn, might devour in turn each one of her children.
There was reason to fear that the Revolution, like Saturn, might devour in turn each one of her children.
Alphonse de Lamartine
Histoire des Girondins
(1847) bk. 38, ch. 20
Verlaine, Paul
1844–96
1844–96
1
Et tout le reste est littérature.
All the rest is mere fine writing.
Et, Ô ces voix d'enfants chantants dans la coupole!
And oh those children's voices, singing beneath the dome!
Il pleure dans mon coeur
Comme il pleut sur la ville.
Tears are shed in my heart like the rain on the town.
Et tout le reste est littérature.
All the rest is mere fine writing.
"Art poétique" (1882).
Et, Ô ces voix d'enfants chantants dans la coupole!
And oh those children's voices, singing beneath the dome!
"Parsifal" A Jules Tellier (1886)
Il pleure dans mon coeur
Comme il pleut sur la ville.
Tears are shed in my heart like the rain on the town.
Romances sans paroles
(1874) "Ariettes oubliées" no. 3
Verwoerd, Hendrik Frensch
1901–66
1901–66
1
It is abundantly clear that unplanned education creates many problems, disrupts the communal life of the Bantu and endangers the communal life of the European.
It is abundantly clear that unplanned education creates many problems, disrupts the communal life of the Bantu and endangers the communal life of the European.
speech in South African Senate, 7 June 1954
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