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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read a book of quotations.

It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read a book of quotations.

Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.

Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.