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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

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

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