Bringing together over 5,000 sayings, The Lion Quotation Collection is an absorbing anthology of wit and wisdom which draws on some of the most influential and inspiring thinkers of the past two millennia. The main body of the book is arranged chronologically, enabling the reader to gain easy access to each thinker's most memorable sayings, and to compare their views with those of their contemporaries. Readers who want to pursue a particular theme can do so by referring to the index of over 500 subjects, while those who want to look up specific quotations can also turn to the comprehensive index of key words.