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.

Quoting: the act of repeating erroneously the words of another.

Quoting: the act of repeating erroneously the words of another.

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

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

A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.

A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

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.

I quote others only in order the better to express myself. •Michel De Montaigne Certain brief sentences read more

I quote others only in order the better to express myself. •Michel De Montaigne Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said. •Jean Rostand I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.

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

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

Human success is a quotation from overhead.

Human success is a quotation from overhead.