Quotes: Quotations, Quoting
(a passage repeated or reproduced from a statement by someone; sometimes correctly)
quotation (s), quotations (pl)
1. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited.
2. The act of quoting.
2. The act of quoting.
quote, quotes, quoting, quoted (verb forms)
1. To repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.
2. Words that are repeated from (a book, an author, etc.).
3. The repetition or copying of words by another person; usually, with an acknowledgment of the sources or origins.
2. Words that are repeated from (a book, an author, etc.).
3. The repetition or copying of words by another person; usually, with an acknowledgment of the sources or origins.
Quotations
Next to being witty yourself, the best thing is being able to quote another’s wit.
The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.
When someone has the wit to coin a useful phrase, it ought to be acclaimed and broadcast or it will perish.
I quote others only the better to express myself.
Many excelled me: I know it.
Yet, I am quoted as much as they.
Yet, I am quoted as much as they.
Every quotation contributes something to the stability or enlargement of the language.
The profoundest thought or passion sleeps as in a mine, until an equal mind and heart finds and publishes it.
By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.
Other Quotes,
Quotation Units.
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