Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said.

Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said.

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.

Quotations (such as have point and lack triteness) from the great old authors are an act of reverence on the read more

Quotations (such as have point and lack triteness) from the great old authors are an act of reverence on the part of the quoter, and a blessing to a public grown superficial and external.

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.

I think we must.. quote whenver we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing.

I think we must.. quote whenver we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing.

Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.

Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

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.

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.