Whose quotations are collected into the best-selling book in Chinese history?
Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung Guard. Among the best known is: "Saying "Wansui" (literally: 10,000 years old) in their mouths, holding the Quotations (from Chairman Mao) in their hands!" () which became a cliché of dogmatism or formalist irony. In certain situations, the "Quotations" is given as a gift, for example, when public funds are involved, or when personal events arise, such as congratulating newlyweds, and so on. Foreign press report called the work "The Little Red Book", reflecting its common small size and bright cover. After the Cultural Revolution ended, some Chinese people also adopted the nickname (back-translated into Chinese as "The Treasured Red
The Yale Book of Quotations of literature. Shapiro's research resulted in some interesting findings, on occasion correcting misattributions elsewhere. The following are representative: The Yale Book of Quotations The Yale Book of Quotations is a quotations collection that focuses on modern and American quotations and claims a high level of scholarship and reliability. Edited by Fred R. Shapiro, it was published by Yale University Press in 2006 with a foreword by Joseph Epstein, . Prior to publication it was referred to by its working title, "The Yale Dictionary of Quotations". The book presents over 12,000 quotations on 1067 pages. It is arranged alphabetically by author