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Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach, for it is read more
Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach, for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips
An apt quotation is like a lamp which flings its light over the whole sentence.
An apt quotation is like a lamp which flings its light over the whole sentence.
The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
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 hate quotation. Tell me what you know.
I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages, may be preserved through quotations
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages, may be preserved through quotations
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.
To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.
To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.
By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.
By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.
