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

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

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

The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make. •Vice President Dan Quayle Quoting: the act of repeating erroneously the words of another. •Ambrose Bierce You could compile the worst book in the world entirely out of selected passages from the best writes in the world.

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

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

Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come.

Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come.

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

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

The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.

The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

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.

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.