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The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.
The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.
In the case of good books, the point is not how many of them you can get through, but rather read more
In the case of good books, the point is not how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.
No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought read more
No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.
One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them all.
Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them all.
To feel most beautifully alive means to be reading something beautiful, ready always to apprehend in the flow of language read more
To feel most beautifully alive means to be reading something beautiful, ready always to apprehend in the flow of language the sudden flash of poetry.
To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism, to steal ideas from many is research.
To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism, to steal ideas from many is research.
Writers like teeth are divided into incisors and grinders.
Writers like teeth are divided into incisors and grinders.
If writers were good businessmen, they'd have too much sense to be writers.
If writers were good businessmen, they'd have too much sense to be writers.
