Quoting: the act of repeating erroneously the words of another.

Quoting: the act of repeating erroneously the words of another.

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.

I quote others only in order the better to express myself. •Michel De Montaigne Certain brief sentences read more

I quote others only in order the better to express myself. •Michel De Montaigne Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said. •Jean Rostand I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.

I quote others only in order the better to express myself.

I quote others only in order the better to express myself.

The adventitious beauty of poetry may be felt in the greater delight with a verse given in a happy quotation read more

The adventitious beauty of poetry may be felt in the greater delight with a verse given in a happy quotation than in the poem.

Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come.

Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come.

Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.

Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.

You could compile the worst book in the world entirely out of selected passages from the best writes in the read more

You could compile the worst book in the world entirely out of selected passages from the best writes in the world.

A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.

A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.