Quotation

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

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Introduction¹

Dictionary

quotation : a passage referred to, repeated, or adduced — Webster See also OneLook, Free Dictionary, Wiktionary

Thesaurus

Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords

Encyclopedia

Quotation is the repetition of one expression as part of another one, particularly when the quoted expression is well-known or explicitly attributed by citation to its original source, and it is indicated by (punctuated with) quotation marks. It can also refer to the repeated use of units of any other form of expression, especially parts of artistic works: elements of a painting, scenes from a movie or sections from a musical composition. — Wikipedia

Encyclopædia Britannica

Portal

The Quotations Page
Famous Quotes.com
Grocott’s Familiar Quotations with Parallel Passages from Various Writers (Bartleby)
Wikiquote

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Inspiration

Preservation

History

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Expression

Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another. — Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary

Fun (In a morbid sort of way ;))

Dying Words of Famous People: Collection of celebrity quotes (Brain Candy)</a
Famous Last Words (Wikiquote)
Famous Last Words (Wikipedia)

Game

The Game of Quotations (Milton Bradley via Amazon)

Poem

OEDILF: The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form

More…

Quotes of the Day Four humorous quotations each day from The Quotations Page

John Russell
on June 29, 2022 at 12:00 am
"Sanity calms, but madness is more interesting."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
on June 29, 2022 at 12:00 am
"The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons."
Bernard Bailey
on June 29, 2022 at 12:00 am
"When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
on June 29, 2022 at 12:00 am
"If people never did silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done."
Christina Stead
on June 28, 2022 at 12:00 am
"If all the rich people in the world divided up their money among themselves there wouldn't be enough to go around."

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Knowledge Form

Preservation

History (Quotation), Museum, Archive, Library (Bibliography)