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

Quote by Louise Imogen Guiney

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Children are born optimists and we slowly educate them out of their heresy

Children are born optimists and we slowly educate them out of their heresy

I've been aware of death since I was a little girl. My only regret willl...

I've been aware of death since I was a little girl. My only regret willl...

In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.

In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.

When a thing has been said and well said, have no scruple; take it and...

When a thing has been said and well said, have no scruple; take it and...

The art of quotation requires more delicacy in the practice than those conceived who could...

The art of quotation requires more delicacy in the practice than those conceived who could...

Quotations help us remember the simple yet profound truths that give life perspective and meaning....

Quotations help us remember the simple yet profound truths that give life perspective and meaning....

Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it.

Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it.

I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

For men are prone to go it blind along the calf-paths of the mind To...

For men are prone to go it blind along the calf-paths of the mind To...

She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.

She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what...

Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what...

The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.

The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...

A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands...

A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands...

I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully...

I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully...

To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.

To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.

A quotation, like a pun, should come unsought, and then be welcomed only for some...

A quotation, like a pun, should come unsought, and then be welcomed only for some...

With all deference to Chairman Mao and other authors whose quotations derive from longer works,...

With all deference to Chairman Mao and other authors whose quotations derive from longer works,...