About the book: 2009 / This book is a collection of quotes from world history with precise links to the source, information about the origin of the quote and a convenient search engine. The reference book included: 1) quotes from sacred texts of various religions; 2) statements of religious figures and thinkers; 3) quotes related to the history of religion; 4) statements of philosophers, scientists, writers and politicians; 5) anonymous expressions from the field of religion and ethics. The main row features approx. 3200 quotations from more than 600 authors; many of them are given in the original language.