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One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
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.
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.
Quotations (such as have point and lack triteness) from the great old authors are an act of reverence on the read more
Quotations (such as have point and lack triteness) from the great old authors are an act of reverence on the part of the quoter, and a blessing to a public grown superficial and external.
I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.
I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.
Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.
Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.
I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.
I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.
It is better to be quotable than to be honest.
It is better to be quotable than to be honest.
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.