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 wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.

Quoting: the act of repeating erroneously the words of another.

Quoting: the act of repeating erroneously the words of another.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

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.

Human success is a quotation from overhead.

Human success is a quotation from overhead.

He is a benefactor of mankind who contracts the great rules of life into short sentences, that may be easily read more

He is a benefactor of mankind who contracts the great rules of life into short sentences, that may be easily impressed on the memory, and so recur habitually to the mind.

A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished.

A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished.

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.