Bartlett's Familiar Quotations

Cultural  

1. (1855) A standard American reference work for quotations from literature and speeches. The original compiler, John Bartlett, was a nineteenth-century American publisher.

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Example Sentences

Of course, it would be impossible to mention Berra without references to those classic Yogi-isms, of which no less than eight made it into Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2023

In the latest edition of Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, there’s a sports figure who towers over the competition.

From New York Times • May 8, 2023

“Clearly, the speed of events meant that no matter when we went to press, we would be cutting off in the middle of the story,” says Geoffrey O’Brien, the general editor of Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2022

Slate Plus: I am told that you submitted a quote that’s in the current edition of Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2016

Consult Bartlett's "Familiar Quotations" for appropriate verses dealing with tonsils and throat troubles.

From Perfect Behavior; a guide for ladies and gentlemen in all social crises by Stewart, Donald Ogden