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I do not say a proverb is amiss when aptly and reasonably applied, but to be forever discharging them, right read more
I do not say a proverb is amiss when aptly and reasonably applied, but to be forever discharging them, right or wrong, hit or miss, renders conversation insipid and vulgar.
Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach, for it is read more
Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach, for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips
The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.
To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.
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.
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.
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.
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
Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.
Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.
