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A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.
A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.
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.
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.
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.
I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.
I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.
I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.
I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.
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.
A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished.
A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished.
It is better to be quotable than to be honest.
It is better to be quotable than to be honest.
