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One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
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.
I think we must.. quote whenver we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing.
I think we must.. quote whenver we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing.
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.
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.
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.
Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.
Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.
