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

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

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.

Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come.

Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come.

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

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

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

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.

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.

A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.

A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.

Human success is a quotation from overhead.

Human success is a quotation from overhead.