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One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.
A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.
Quoting: the act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
Quoting: the act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
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.
I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.
I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read a book of quotations.
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read a book of quotations.
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.
I quote others only in order the better to express myself. •Michel De Montaigne Certain brief sentences read more
I quote others only in order the better to express myself. •Michel De Montaigne Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said. •Jean Rostand I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
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.
