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The perfect companion to Stuff Every Man Should Know (160,000 net) and Jokes Every Man Should Know (140,000 net), Quotes Every Man Should Know is chock full of aphorisms, bons mots, and universal truths for every occasion. With sections on immortal quotations, inspirational quotations, humorous quotations, famously inaccurate quotations, and even quotations about quotations, this pocket-size reference offers quotable wisdom by everyone from Buddha, Plato, and Voltaire to Dororthy Parker, Jerry Seinfeld, Daniel Tosh, and more. Don't go back to school without it!

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“A terrific gift item for any and all of the men in your life.”—Anna Jedrziewski, Retailing Insight

Table of Contents
Introduction 8

Wisdom of the Ages 13
Power is a near neighbor to necessity.

Inspiration and Action 37
If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

Politics 49
Man is by nature a political animal.

Humor 61
If your enemy is laughing, how can he bludgeon you to death?

Women 73
A lady is one who never shows her underwear unintentionally.

They Never Said That 83
The definition of “insanity” . . .

Reviving Clichéd Quotes 95
The road to hell is paved with good intentions

Quote vs. Counterquote 109
Turnabout is fair play.

Quotations About Quotations 123
I hate quotations.

Epigraphs 133
Donuts—is there anything they can’t do?

Quotes Every Man Should Know

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    A Hardback by Nick Mamatas

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      Publisher Quirk Books
      Published 13 August 2013
      ISBN-13 9781594746369
      978-1594746369
      ISBN-10 1594746362
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      Quotations, proverbs and sayings

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The perfect companion to Stuff Every Man Should Know (160,000 net) and Jokes Every Man Should Know (140,000 net), Quotes Every Man Should Know is chock full of aphorisms, bons mots, and universal truths for every occasion. With sections on immortal quotations, inspirational quotations, humorous quotations, famously inaccurate quotations, and even quotations about quotations, this pocket-size reference offers quotable wisdom by everyone from Buddha, Plato, and Voltaire to Dororthy Parker, Jerry Seinfeld, Daniel Tosh, and more. Don't go back to school without it!

      Trade Review
      “A terrific gift item for any and all of the men in your life.”—Anna Jedrziewski, Retailing Insight

      Table of Contents
      Introduction 8

      Wisdom of the Ages 13
      Power is a near neighbor to necessity.

      Inspiration and Action 37
      If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

      Politics 49
      Man is by nature a political animal.

      Humor 61
      If your enemy is laughing, how can he bludgeon you to death?

      Women 73
      A lady is one who never shows her underwear unintentionally.

      They Never Said That 83
      The definition of “insanity” . . .

      Reviving Clichéd Quotes 95
      The road to hell is paved with good intentions

      Quote vs. Counterquote 109
      Turnabout is fair play.

      Quotations About Quotations 123
      I hate quotations.

      Epigraphs 133
      Donuts—is there anything they can’t do?

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