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Apothegms to thinking minds are the seeds from which spring vast fields of new thought, that may be further cultivated, read more
Apothegms to thinking minds are the seeds from which spring vast fields of new thought, that may be further cultivated, beautified, and enlarged.
A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.
A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come.
Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come.
I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation. •George Bernard Shaw It is better to read more
I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation. •George Bernard Shaw It is better to be quotable than to be honest. •Tom Stoppard Now we sit through Shakespeare in order to recognize the quotations. •Orson Welles Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.
I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.
I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.
One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
Quoting: the act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
Quoting: the act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
I think we must.. quote whenver we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing.
I think we must.. quote whenver we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing.