One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.

One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.

Apothegms to thinking minds are the seeds from which spring vast fields of new thought, that may be further cultivated, read more

Apothegms to thinking minds are the seeds from which spring vast fields of new thought, that may be further cultivated, beautified, and enlarged.

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.

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come.

Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come.

I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.

I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.

Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.

Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation. •George Bernard Shaw It is better to read more

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation. •George Bernard Shaw It is better to be quotable than to be honest. •Tom Stoppard Now we sit through Shakespeare in order to recognize the quotations. •Orson Welles Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.

I quote others only in order the better to express myself.

I quote others only in order the better to express myself.