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The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Preface

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Unus homo nobis cunctando restituit rem.<br />

One man by delaying put the state to rights for us.<br />

‘Annals’ bk. 12 (l. 363 in O. Skutch (ed.) ‘<strong>The</strong> Annals <strong>of</strong> Q. Ennius’, 1985); referring to the Roman general<br />

Fabius Cunctator (‘<strong>The</strong> Delayer’)<br />

At tuba terribili sonitu taratantara dixit.<br />

And the trumpet in terrible tones went taratantara.<br />

‘Annals’ (l. 451 in O. Skutch (ed.) ‘<strong>The</strong> Annals <strong>of</strong> Q. Ennius’, 1985)<br />

5.40 Ephelia fl. 1679<br />

And yet I love this false, this worthless man,<br />

With all the passion that a woman can;<br />

Dote on his imperfections, though I spy<br />

Nothing to love; I love, and know not why.<br />

‘Female Poems’ (1679) ‘To one that asked me why I loved J.G.’<br />

5.41 Sir Jacob Epstein 1880-1959<br />

Why don’t they stick to murder and leave art to us?<br />

Telegram sent to the Warden <strong>of</strong> New College, <strong>Oxford</strong>, on hearing <strong>of</strong> Kruscher’s derogatory remarks on his<br />

‘Lazarus’ in the College chapel<br />

5.42 Julius J. Epstein 1909-, Philip G. Epstein 1909-52, and Howard Koch 1902—<br />

Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.<br />

‘Casablanca’ (1942 film); spoken by Humphrey Bogart<br />

If she can stand it, I can. Play it!<br />

‘Casablanca’ (1942 film); spoken by Humphrey Bogart and usually misquoted as ‘Play it again, Sam’. Earlier<br />

in the film Ingrid Bergman says, ‘Play it, Sam. Play ‘As Time Goes By’’.<br />

Here’s looking at you, kid.<br />

‘Casablanca’ (1942 film); spoken by Humphrey Bogart<br />

Major Strasser has been shot. Round up the usual suspects.<br />

‘Casablanca’ (1942 film); spoken by Claude Rains<br />

5.43 Olaudah Equiano c.1745-c.1797<br />

We are...a nation <strong>of</strong> dancers, singers and poets.<br />

‘Narrative <strong>of</strong> the Life <strong>of</strong> Olaudah Equiano’ (1789) ch. 1 (the Ibo people)<br />

When I recovered a little I found some black people about me...I asked them if we were not to<br />

be eaten by those white men with horrible looks, red faces, and loose hair.<br />

‘Narrative <strong>of</strong> the Life <strong>of</strong> Olaudah Equiano’ (1789) ch. 3<br />

5.44 Erasmus (Desiderius Erasmus) c.1467-1536<br />

In regione caecorum rex est lustus.

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