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The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make.
The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make.
The adventitious beauty of poetry may be felt in the greater delight with a verse given in a happy quotation read more
The adventitious beauty of poetry may be felt in the greater delight with a verse given in a happy quotation than in the poem.
I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.
I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.
One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely-read man never quotes accurately, for the rather read more
Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely-read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he has read too widely.
Human success is a quotation from overhead.
Human success is a quotation from overhead.
A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.
A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.
I quote others only in order the better to express myself. •Michel De Montaigne Certain brief sentences read more
I quote others only in order the better to express myself. •Michel De Montaigne Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said. •Jean Rostand I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.