We prefer to believe that the absence of inverted commas guarantees the originality of a thought, whereas it may be merely that the utterer has forgotten its source.

Quote by Clifton Fadiman

Topics: Belief Quotes

A sense of humor is the ability to understand a joke-and that the joke is...

A sense of humor is the ability to understand a joke-and that the joke is...

The German mind has a talent for making no mistakes but the very greatest.

The German mind has a talent for making no mistakes but the very greatest.

I tried to use the questions and answers as an armature on which to build...

I tried to use the questions and answers as an armature on which to build...

My main recollection is of the work I had to do in order to eat.

My main recollection is of the work I had to do in order to eat.

One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but...

One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but...

Cheese is milk's leap towards immortality.

Cheese is milk's leap towards immortality.

When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable....

When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable....

By the end of high school I was not of course an educated man, but...

By the end of high school I was not of course an educated man, but...

Experience teaches you that the man who looks you straight in the eye, particularly if...

Experience teaches you that the man who looks you straight in the eye, particularly if...

One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but...

One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but...

To feel at home, stay at home.

To feel at home, stay at home.

For most men, life is a search for the proper manila envelope in which to...

For most men, life is a search for the proper manila envelope in which to...

Insomnia is a gross feeder. It will nourish itself on any kind of thinking, including...

Insomnia is a gross feeder. It will nourish itself on any kind of thinking, including...

When you read a classic, you do not see more in the book than you...

When you read a classic, you do not see more in the book than you...

Gertrude Stein was masterly in making nothing happen very slowly.

Gertrude Stein was masterly in making nothing happen very slowly.

As between mileage and experience choose experience.

As between mileage and experience choose experience.