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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.
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity by a nation's proverbs, fables, read more
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity by a nation's proverbs, fables, folk sayings and quotations.
The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
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.
In the dime stores and bus stations, People talk of situations, read books, repeat quotations, Draw conclusions on the wall
In the dime stores and bus stations, People talk of situations, read books, repeat quotations, Draw conclusions on the wall
Quotation is the highest compliment you can pay to an author
Quotation is the highest compliment you can pay to an author
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
Maybe our favorite quotations say more about us than about the stories and people we're quoting.
Maybe our favorite quotations say more about us than about the stories and people we're quoting.
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.
