A quotation, like a pun, should come unsought, and then be welcomed only for some propriety of felicity justifying the intrusion.
A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.
With just enough of learning to misquote.
Confound those who have said our remarks before us.
The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.
God gave us our memories so that we might have roses in December.
Most modern calendars mar the sweet simplicity of our lives by reminding us that each day that passes is the anniversary of some perfectly uninteresting event.