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With all deference to Chairman Mao and other authors whose quotations derive from longer works, it seemed that I was read more
With all deference to Chairman Mao and other authors whose quotations derive from longer works, it seemed that I was becoming the world's first writer of self-contained ready-made quotations
Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.
Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.
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
Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us to look before we leap read more
Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us to look before we leap promptly warns us that if we hesitate we are lost; that absence makes the heart grow fonder, but out of sight, out of mind.
Reality is the only word in the English language that should always be used in quotes.
Reality is the only word in the English language that should always be used in quotes.
I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.
I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.
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.
In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
