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Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.
Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.
A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished.
A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished.
The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make.
The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make.
Quotations offer one kind of break in what the eye can see, the ear can hear.
Quotations offer one kind of break in what the eye can see, the ear can hear.
A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.
A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.
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.
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
It is better to be quotable than to be honest.
It is better to be quotable than to be honest.
Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely-read man never quotes accurately, for the rather read more
Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely-read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he has read too widely.
