A Dictionary of Burning Words

Six hundred pages of the sharpest lines from 'the literature of all ages,' filed by subject — built for orators, preachers and anyone who needs the perfect quotation.

Ask for a Burning Word

Gilbert built this dictionary for people who needed the right words. Name a theme, a worry or a mood, and it answers from six hundred pages of the sharpest lines ever written — and, like any honest oracle, it always gives the same question the same reply. When the reply fits someone you know, send it on: the link delivers the quotation as a card.

Rights & ReuseThe complete text of Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895) is in the public domain in the United States — like all works published before 1928 — and is free to read, download, quote, teach from, and reuse. This digital edition (its transcription, restored images, and site design) is © 2026 PhotoOpAI, and any editorial commentary we add is clearly marked as ours; the underlying public-domain text carries no such restriction.