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It is better to be quotable than to be honest.
It is better to be quotable than to be honest.
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 hate quotations. Tell me what you know.
I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.
Quotations offer one kind of break in what the eye can see, the ear can hear.
Quotations offer one kind of break in what the eye can see, the ear can hear.
Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.
Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.
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.
Apothegms to thinking minds are the seeds from which spring vast fields of new thought, that may be further cultivated, read more
Apothegms to thinking minds are the seeds from which spring vast fields of new thought, that may be further cultivated, beautified, and enlarged.
I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.
I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.
Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come.
Stronger than an army is a quotation whose time has come.