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To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.
To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.
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 superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen read more
The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby.
An apt quotation is like a lamp which flings its light over the whole sentence.
An apt quotation is like a lamp which flings its light over the whole sentence.
A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands of an infantryman. It speaks read more
A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands of an infantryman. It speaks with authority.
The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.
By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.
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
One good quote is worth a book
One good quote is worth a book
