Library Guides: Quotations: Home

Print Resources

Looking for something witty to say in a speech? Trying to track down a specific quotation? Look no further.

Check out our collection of print and electronic resources to find the perfect quotation.

Oxford Reference Online: Quotations
Provides online access to the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, Oxford Dictionary of Quotations and the Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations

Bartleby.com Familar Quotations
Searchable database of three quotation collections: Barlett's Familar Quotations , Columbia World of Quotations and Simpson's Contemporary Quotations
LitQuotes
Literary quotations
Quote Investigator
This blog records the investigatory work of Garson O’Toole who diligently seeks the truth about quotations.
Quotations
Over 24,000 quotations in 30 collections
Quotations Page
Searchable database of over 15,000 quotations
Quoteland.com
Search for quotations by broad topic, keywords, or author
Writers' Resources on the Web: Quotations
Gateway to quotation websites
LibQuotes
Well-designed and visually attractive, LibQuotes is a non-scholarly free website offering "%100 sourced" quotations, graphics, and lists. As always with web content, each quote should be viewed critically and sources cited should be consulted.

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