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

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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.

by Benjamin Disraeli Found in: Quotes Quotes,
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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.

by G. K. Chesterton Found in: Quotes Quotes,
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It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

by Tom Stoppard Found in: Quotes Quotes,
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Quotations offer one kind of break in what the eye can see, the ear can hear.

Quotations offer one kind of break in what the eye can see, the ear can hear.

by Ihab Hassan Found in: Quotes Quotes,
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Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.

Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.

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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.

by Michel De Montaigne Found in: Quotes Quotes,
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The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make.

The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make.

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One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.

One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.

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I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Quotes Quotes,
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