The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (300 page)

Mason, Donald
1913–

1
Sighted sub, sank same.
on sinking a Japanese submarine in the Atlantic region (the first US naval success in the war)

radio message, 28 January 1942

 
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Massinger, Philip
1583–1640

1
Ambition, in a private man a vice,
Is in a prince the virtue.

The Bashful Lover
(licensed 1636, published 1655) act 1, sc. 2

2
Pray enter
You are learned Europeans and we worse
Than ignorant Americans.

The City Madam
(licensed 1632, published 1658) act 3, sc. 3

3
Death has a thousand doors to let out life:
I shall find one.

A Very Woman
(licensed 1634, published 1655) act 5, sc. 4. ,

 
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Mather, Cotton
1662–1728

1
I write the wonders of the Christian religion, flying from the depravations of Europe, to the American strand: and, assisted by the Holy Author of that religion, I do…report the wonderful displays of His infinite power, wisdom, goodness, and faithfulness, wherewith His Divine Providence hath irradiated an Indian wildnerness.

introduction to
Magnalia Christi Americana
(1702), opening line

2
That there is a Devil is a thing doubted by none but such as are under the influences of the Devil. For any to deny the being of a Devil must be from an ignorance or profaneness worse than diabolical.

The Wonders of the Invisible World
(1693)

 
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Mather, Increase
1639–1723

1
Thunder is the voice of God, and, therefore, to be dreaded.

Remarkable Providences
(1684)

 
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Mathew, James
1830–1908

1
In England, justice is open to all—like the Ritz Hotel.

R. E. Megarry
Miscellany-at-Law
(1955)

 
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Matisse, Henri
1869–1954

1
What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter…a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.

Notes d'un peintre
(1908)

 
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