A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.

A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.

The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make.

The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make.

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.

Quotations (such as have point and lack triteness) from the great old authors are an act of reverence on the read more

Quotations (such as have point and lack triteness) from the great old authors are an act of reverence on the part of the quoter, and a blessing to a public grown superficial and external.

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.

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

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

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

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

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.

Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.