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A fine quotation is a diamond on the finger of a man of wit, and a

A 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), Meditations of a Parish Priest, 1886, translated

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Next to being witty yourself, the best thing is being able to quote anothers wit. – Christian Nevell Bovee

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He repeated to himself an old French proverb that he had made up that morning. – F. Scott Fitzgerald

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