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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.
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.
Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come.
Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come.
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.
The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make. •Vice read more
The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make. •Vice President Dan Quayle Quoting: the act of repeating erroneously the words of another. •Ambrose Bierce You could compile the worst book in the world entirely out of selected passages from the best writes in the world.
I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.
I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.
A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.
A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.
Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.
Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.
