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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished.

A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished.

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

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

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.

A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.

A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.