Bears Quote by Willis Regier

“Quotology disdains no quotations whatsoever, a duty it bears stoutly, with bloodshot eyes and sagging shelves.”

Willis Regier

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Quotations cause all kinds of trouble.

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Flattery works like a drug.

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Say what you want without saying it yourself: quote. Very useful, this, sometimes lovely, and versatile, too: big thoughts in small pieces, neatly wrapped…

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Quotation lovers love rare words.

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Cunning authors cut to be quoted.

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Flattery… gets its kicks by flirting with insult and ridicule.

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At its best, flattery is truth well dressed, and it is best dressed with fine see-through fabrics. Honest flattery can caress a lover, cover…

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Maria Edgeworth grumbled against vandals who ruined immortal works by quoting the life out of them. "How far our literature may in future suffer…

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In phrases as brief as a breath worldly wisdom concentrates.

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Flatter yourself critically.

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Quotations calcify into clichés.

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Excellent flatterers welcome attentive audiences; mighty potentates enjoy public praise. In the most pleasing situation, a flatterer would genuinely admire the flatteree, please that…

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