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| Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly. (Simeon Strunsky No Mean City) |
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| A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. (German Proverb) |
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| A witty saying proves nothing. (Voltaire) |
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| It is better to be quotable than to be honest. (Tom Stoppard) |
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| Let's have some new cliches. (Samuel Goldwyn) |
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| The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make. (Dan Quayle) |
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| The reverse side also has a reverse side. (Japanese Proverb) |
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| I improve on misquotation. (Cary Grant) |
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| First secure an independent income, then practice virtue. (Greek Proverb) |
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| Any great truth can -- and eventually will -- be expressed as a cliche -- a cliche is a sure and certain way to dilute an idea. For instance, my grandmother used to say, 'The black cat is always the last one off the fence.' I have no idea what she meant, but at one time, it was undoubtedly true. (Solomon Short) |
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| Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation. (Oscar Wilde De Profundis 1905) |
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| He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever. (Chinese Proverb) |
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| If you believe everything you read, better not read. (Japanese Proverb) |
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| I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation. (George Bernard Shaw) |
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| Write a wise saying and your name will live forever. (Anonymous) |
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| When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it. (Anatole France) |
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| Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted. (Hesketh Pearson) |
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| A book of quotations . . . can never be complete. (Robert M. Hamilton) |
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| The big thieves hang the little ones. (Czech Proverb) |
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| The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him. (Robert Benchley) |
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| Speak the truth, but leave immediately after. (Slovenian Proverb) |
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| She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit. (W. Somerset Maugham) |
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| A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. (Dutch Proverb) |
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| A smiling face is half the meal. (Latvian Proverb) |
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