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.
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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.
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.
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 adventitious beauty of poetry may be felt in the greater delight with a verse given in a happy quotation read more
The adventitious beauty of poetry may be felt in the greater delight with a verse given in a happy quotation than in the poem.
Quotations offer one kind of break in what the eye can see, the ear can hear.
Quotations offer one kind of break in what the eye can see, the ear can hear.
One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
It is better to be quotable than to be honest.
It is better to be quotable than to be honest.
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.
Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come.
Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come.
