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

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...

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...

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 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...

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

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

Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing...

Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing...

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....

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...

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.

Quotations, like much better things, has its abuses

Quotations, like much better things, has its abuses

The necessary connexion of representatives with taxes, seems to have sunk deep into many of...

The necessary connexion of representatives with taxes, seems to have sunk deep into many of...

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

I need no dictionary of quotations to remind me that the eyes are the windows...

I need no dictionary of quotations to remind me that the eyes are the windows...

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests...

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests...

I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.

I pick my favourite quotations and store them in my mind as ready armour, offensive...

I pick my favourite quotations and store them in my mind as ready armour, offensive...

You know that they will never be in love with you but you still unconsciously...

You know that they will never be in love with you but you still unconsciously...

Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.

Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.