I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation. George Bernard Shaw
I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.
A short saying oft contains much wisdom. Sophocles
A short saying oft contains much wisdom.
The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation. Benjamin Disraeli
The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation.
A thought is often original, though you have uttered it a hundred times. Oliver Wendell Holmes
A thought is often original, though you have uttered it a hundred times.
I have suffered a great deal from writers who have quoted this or that sentence of mine either out of its context or in juxtaposition to some incongruous matter which quite distorted my meaning , or destroyed it altogether. Alfred North Whitehead
I have suffered a great deal from writers who have quoted this or that sentence of mine either out of its context or in juxtaposition to some incongruous matter which quite distorted my meaning , or destroyed it altogether.
He wrapped himself in quotations- as a beggar would enfold himself in the purple of Emperors. Rudyard Kipling
He wrapped himself in quotations- as a beggar would enfold himself in the purple of Emperors.
Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world. Samuel Johnson
Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.
A witty saying proves nothing. Voltaire
A witty saying proves nothing.
Be careful -- with quotations, you can damn anything. Andre Malraux
Be careful -- with quotations, you can damn anything.
When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it. Anatole France
When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.
People will accept your ideas much more readily if you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first. David H. Comins
People will accept your ideas much more readily if you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first.
Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote, And think they grow immortal as they quote. Edward Young
Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote, And think they grow immortal as they quote.
Life itself is a quotation. Jorge Luis Borges
Life itself is a quotation.
What is an epigram? A dwarfish whole, its body brevity, and wit its soul. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
What is an epigram? A dwarfish whole, its body brevity, and wit its soul.
A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands of an infantryman. It speaks with authority. Brendan Francis
A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands of an infantryman. It speaks with authority.
An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly. Edwin P. Whipple
An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly.
I pick my favourite quotations and store them in my mind as ready armour, offensive or defensive, amid the struggle of this turbulent existence. Robert Burns
I pick my favourite quotations and store them in my mind as ready armour, offensive or defensive, amid the struggle of this turbulent existence.
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity by a nation's proverbs, fables, folk sayings and quotations. William Feather
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity by a nation's proverbs, fables, folk sayings and quotations.
If you have any doubts that we live in a society controlled by men, try reading down the index of contributors to a volume of quotations, looking for women's names. Elaine Gill
If you have any doubts that we live in a society controlled by men, try reading down the index of contributors to a volume of quotations, looking for women's names.
Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted. Hesketh Pearson
Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted.
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