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I pick my favourite quotations and store them in my mind as ready armour, offensive or defensive, amid the struggle read more
I pick my favourite quotations and store them in my mind as ready armour, offensive or defensive, amid the struggle of this turbulent existence.
Every man is a borrower and a mimic, life is theatrical and literature a quotation
Every man is a borrower and a mimic, life is theatrical and literature a quotation
He that tries to recommend (Shakespeare) by select quotations, will succeed like the pedant in "Hierocles", who, when he offered read more
He that tries to recommend (Shakespeare) by select quotations, will succeed like the pedant in "Hierocles", who, when he offered his house to sale, carried a brick in his pocket as a specimen
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages, may be preserved through quotations
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages, may be preserved through quotations
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. The quotations, when engraved upon the read more
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. The quotations, when engraved upon the memory, give you good thoughts. They also make you anxious to read the authors and look for more.
Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.
Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.
Quotation is the highest compliment you can pay to an author
Quotation is the highest compliment you can pay to an author
One good quote is worth a book
One good quote is worth a book
The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.