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Karl KrausSomeone who can write aphorisms should not fritter away his time in essays.

—  Karl Kraus, 1874-1936, Austrian writer

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Emile M. CioranBeware of thinkers whose minds function only when they are fueled by a quotation.

—  Emile M. Cioran, 1911-1995, French-Romanian philosopher

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Joseph RouxA fine quotation is a diamond on the finger of a man of wit, and a pebble in the hand of a fool.

—  Joseph Roux, 1834-1905, French clergyman & poet

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Ralph Waldo EmersonAll my best thoughts were stolen by the ancients.

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher

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Karl KrausAn aphorism can never be the whole truth; it is either a half-truth or a truth-and-a-half.

—  Karl Kraus, 1874-1936, Austrian writer

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Lao-TzuThe truest sayings are paradoxical.

—  Lao-Tzu, 6th cent. BC, Chinese philosopher

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H.L. MenckenAfter all, all he did was string together a lot of old, well-known quotations.

—  H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic

     (on Shakespeare)

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Oscar WildeQuotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

—  Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer

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Ralph Waldo EmersonMake your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in all your readings have been to you like the blast of a trumpet.

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher

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VoltaireA witty saying proves nothing.

—  Voltaire, 1694-1778, French philosopher & writer

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George SantayanaAlmost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.

—  George Santayana, 1863-1952, Spanish-American philosopher

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Aldοus HuxleyProverbs are always platitudes until you have personally experienced the truth of them.

—  Aldοus Huxley, 1894-1963, English writer

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Friedrich NietzscheAn aphorism is an audacity.

—  Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher

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Friedrich von SchlegelAphorisms are the true form of the universal philosophy.

—  Friedrich von Schlegel, 1772-1829, German writer

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

—  Marlen Dietrich, 1901-1992, German-American actress

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Susan SontagAphorisms are rogue ideas.

—  Susan Sontag, 1933-2004, American writer, critic, activist

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Winston ChurchillIt is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.

—  Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953

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Ambrose BierceQuotation, n. The act of repeating erroneously the words of another. The words erroneously repeated.

—  Ambrose Bierce, 1842–1914, American writer

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Ambrose BierceAphorism, n. Predigested wisdom.

—  Ambrose Bierce, 1842–1914, American writer

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

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher

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Ralph Waldo EmersonNext to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it.

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher

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Ralph Waldo EmersonI hate quotations. Tell me what you know.

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher

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Samuel JohnsonQuotation is the highest compliment you can pay an author.

—  Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English writer

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VauvenarguesFew maxims are true in every respect.

—  Vauvenargues, 1715-1747, French author of maxims

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Bob DylanPeople talk of situations, read books, repeat quotations.

—  Bob Dylan, 1941-, American singer [Nobel 2016]

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Marcel ProustOne must never miss an opportunity of quoting things by others which are always more interesting than those one thinks up oneself.

—  Marcel Proust, 1871-1922, French writer

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Friedrich von SchlegelAn aphorism ought to be entirely isolated from the surrounding world like a little work of art and complete in itself like a hedgehog.

—  Friedrich von Schlegel, 1772-1829, German writer

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Marie von Ebner-EschenbachAn aphorism is the last link in a long chain of thought.

—  Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, 1830-1916, German author of maxims

Rudyard KiplingHe wrapped himself in quotations – as a beggar would enfold himself in the purple of Emperors.

—  Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936, English writer, Nobel 1907

Graham GreenePeople who like quotes love meaningless generalizations.

—  Graham Greene, 1904-1991, British writer

W.H. AudenIn general, when reading a scholarly critic, one profits more from his quotations than from his comments.

—  W.H. Auden, 1907-1973, British poet

Robert Louis StevensonThere is a strong feeling in favour of cowardly and prudential proverbs.

—  Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850-1894, Scottish writer

Henry de MontherlantThere should be a special way of reading maxims: one page a day, maybe.

—  Henry de Montherlant, 1895-1972, French writer

PlutarchThere are two sentences inscribed upon the Ancient oracle... “Know thyself” and “Nothing too much”; and upon these all other precepts depend.

—  Plutarch, 47-120 AD, Ancient Greek historian

Jorge Luis BorgesLife itself is a quotation.

—  Jorge Luis Borges, 1899-1986, Argentine writer

Maurice ChapelanA book of maxims is a timid confession.

—  Maurice Chapelan, 1906-1992, French author of maxims & journalist

Nicolas ChamfortMost of those who make collections of verse or quotations are like those who eat cherries or oysters: they choose out the best at first, and end by eating all.

—  Nicolas Chamfort, 1740-1794, French writer

Marguerite YourcenarAll the best men have said has been said in Greek.

—  Marguerite Yourcenar, 1903-1987, French writer

Leonardo da VinciAnyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory.

—  Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian polymath & painter

Quotes in Verse

Samuel Taylor ColeridgeWhat is an Epigram? A dwarfish whole,
Its body brevity, and wit its soul.

—  Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1772-1834, English poet & philosopher

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Funny Quotes

AnonymousThere's an old proverb that says just about whatever you want it to.

—  Anonymous

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Ancient Greek

AristotleProverbs are the remnants of old philosophy preserved due to their brevity and smartness.

Αι παροιμίαι παλαιάς εισίν φιλοσοφίας εγκαταλείμματα, περισωθέντα διά συντομίαν και δεξιότητα.

—  Aristotle, 384-322 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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