A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished.

A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished.

Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.

Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

He is a benefactor of mankind who contracts the great rules of life into short sentences, that may be easily read more

He is a benefactor of mankind who contracts the great rules of life into short sentences, that may be easily impressed on the memory, and so recur habitually to the mind.

Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely-read man never quotes accurately, for the rather read more

Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely-read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he has read too widely.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

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.

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

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

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.