1001 Smartest Things Ever Said

by Steven D. Price (Editor)

A compendium of human wisdom culled from the world’s celebrated--and anonymous --minds, from Confucius and Shakespeare to Maya Angelou and Woody Allen.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Language, Writing, Business, Inspirational

368 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Lori]

This was an interesting and fun book to read. It is broke into five subjects,such as political, love, old proverbs etc. these quotes are anywhere from 20 years ago to hundreds of years. I am sure some readers have already heard. The back section of proverbs a lot are by Aesop. I found myself writing down some of my favorites. like "In order for three people to keep a secret two must be dead" Benjamin Franklin. or "Man is the only animal that blushes or needs to"Mark Twain. or "Worry gives a small thing a big shadow" Spanish proverb. or "Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful" Ann Landers.
I liked how many of these quotes had mini lesson of life. some were serious. others humorous. A nice collection of quotes in one nifty book.

[Umar]

This book has some great hupomnemata- a greek word on the greek art of education via quotations

[Amber Taylor]

It’s just a book of quotes. Some are a little to trite for my tastes, though I did personally save a few for my own reference. Ultimately, books like this are kind of losing their place, what with the existence of the internet.

[Pat Johnson]

Great book for finding just the perfect quote when you need one for a speech or an article you are writing. I found that it had quotes from some of my favorite people. I also had some surprises of "I can't believe he/she said that!"

[Judith Gunn]

Lots of clever ideas: some old hat. But it's interesting to see what someone considers the smartest. I would want more physics and chemistry.

[Jason]

Good quote collection

Good collection of quotes which spans different areas of content. Lots more highlighting opportunities as well to build your own collection.

[Graham Barrett]

(Read in 2019, review from 2023)

A fair number of great quotes here. Not the hardest book to get through but worth keeping around to reread as necessary for inspiration.

[Pham Tung]

This book has a few interesting insights, but check out the Goodreads quotes instead.

Tomorrow is often the busiest time of the year.
—Spanish proverb

When I rest, I rust.
—German proverb

[James S.]

Agonizingly trite. The author also cites Voltaire as promoting the view that “this is the best of all possible worlds,” thus revealing that he hasn’t read anything by Voltaire.

[Chetan Hemaraju]

1001 Smartest Things Ever Said

It's not over until it's over.#
Who does not grow, declines.#
In the end, everything is a gag.
A person is only as good as what they love.
And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.

Tell me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are.
-Russian proverb

People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Love them anyway.

The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing.

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.

Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.

[Bob Cantrell]

You don't say well someone did

I am just going to say this was just enjoyment to read. Many off the quotes I have seen other places, but it is good to read them again and have them for reference. If you are looking for a book of quotes to get inspiration from then this is a book you should look at.

[Robert Dale]

I really enjoyed this book. This book is a series of wise sayings from famous and not so famous people. I've heard of a minority of these, but most of them I hadn't. The wisest quote I thought was, "forgive everyone everything before you got to bed every night." That brings me a lot of peace.

[Nate Jordon]

After reading "1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said" I was apprehensive about perusing this book. However, there's some nuggets here. Steven D. Price has redeemed himself.

[Anthony Alegrete]

there are some great quotes in this book.

[Scott Nelson]

Does what it says on the tin. No complaints from me.

[Cindy]

I liked it.

[Barb]

Another quote book like just about every other quote book out there. Many, many of them I've heard before, and will hear again and again.

[Kristen]

Good collection of quotes. 3.5 stars

[Chrissi Gesme]

too serious

[Rodney]

It was interesting.

[Jane Eagle]

Very interesting. I love quotes do this was a really good book for me.