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We love quotations; they strengthen us in our own belief; they sho

We love quotations; they strengthen us in our own belief; they show that some other spirit, perhaps a master-spirit, has gone thus far with us: to such we cling as the ivy to the oak. – S.J.W., “On Female Education,” in The Christian Teacher (National Review), 1835

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In quoting others we cite ourselves. – Julio Cortázar (1914–1984), Around the Day in Eighty Worlds

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The words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels. – Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882–1927)

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