The Penguin dictionary of epigrams

by M. J. Cohen

2002 482 pages eng

"There you are, writing a letter or a speech, or even just arguing with your friends, when you think: there must be a succinct way of putting this. Surely a single one-liner could do a better job than my own ill-chosen and long-winded words?" "Thankfully, we have the epigram - that handy, witty sayi…