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.

A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.

A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

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.