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Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.
Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.
When a thing has been said and well said, have no scruple; take it and copy it
When a thing has been said and well said, have no scruple; take it and copy it
Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us to look before we leap read more
Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us to look before we leap promptly warns us that if we hesitate we are lost; that absence makes the heart grow fonder, but out of sight, out of mind.
I do not say a proverb is amiss when aptly and reasonably applied, but to be forever discharging them, right read more
I do not say a proverb is amiss when aptly and reasonably applied, but to be forever discharging them, right or wrong, hit or miss, renders conversation insipid and vulgar.
He that tries to recommend (Shakespeare) by select quotations, will succeed like the pedant in "Hierocles", who, when he offered read more
He that tries to recommend (Shakespeare) by select quotations, will succeed like the pedant in "Hierocles", who, when he offered his house to sale, carried a brick in his pocket as a specimen
Maybe our favorite quotations say more about us than about the stories and people we're quoting.
Maybe our favorite quotations say more about us than about the stories and people we're quoting.
I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by read more
I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognizably wiser than oneself.
The teachings of elegant sayings should be collected when one can. For the supreme gift of words of wisdom, any read more
The teachings of elegant sayings should be collected when one can. For the supreme gift of words of wisdom, any price will be paid.
She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.
She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.
