Quotations

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

A short saying oft contains much wisdom.
Sophocles

Life itself is a quotation.
Jorge Luis Borges

By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation.
Benjamin Disraeli

I quote others only the better to express myself.
Michel de Montaigne

A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.
Miguel de Saavedra Cervantes

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.
George Bernard Shaw

Every quotation contributes something to the stability or enlargement of the language.
Samuel Johnson

Have you ever observed that we pay much more attention to a wise passage when it is quoted than when we read it in the original author?
Philip G. Hamerton

I might repeat to myself slowly and soothingly, a list of quotations beautiful from minds profound - if I can remember any of the damn things.
Dorothy Parker

I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.
Marlene Dietrich

Quotations help us remember the simple yet profound truths that give life perspective and meaning. When it comes to life's most important lessons, we can all use gentle reminders.
Chriswell Freeman