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.

That is the point of quotations. One can use another's words to be insulting.

That is the point of quotations. One can use another's words to be insulting.

In judging others, folks will work overtime for no pay.

In judging others, folks will work overtime for no pay.

The reason that there are so few good books written is that so few people who write know anything.

The reason that there are so few good books written is that so few people who write know anything.

Writers are the main landmarks of the past.

Writers are the main landmarks of the past.

Wear the old coat and buy the new book.

Wear the old coat and buy the new book.

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them all.

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them all.

Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths pure theatre.

Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths pure theatre.

In the case of good books, the point is not how many of them you can get through, but rather read more

In the case of good books, the point is not how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.