Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.

Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Human success is a quotation from overhead.

Human success is a quotation from overhead.

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

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.

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.