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.

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

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

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

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

Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.

Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.

A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.

A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.

I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.

I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.

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.

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.