Logo
The quoting of an aphorism, like the angry barking of a dog or the

The quoting of an aphorism, like the angry barking of a dog or the smell of overcooked broccoli, rarely indicates that something helpful is about to happen. – Lemony Snicket, The Vile Village, 2001

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Quotations
category

Most of the classical citations you shall hear or read in the current journals or speeches were not drawn from the originals, but from previous quotations in English books… – Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Quotation and Originality,” Letters and Social Aims, 1876

Category:
Quotations

Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted. – Hesketh Pearson

Category:
Quotations

An anthology of quotations is a museum of utterances. – Gary Saul Morson, The Words of Others: From Quotations to Culture, 2011

Category:
Quotations

All quotation dictionaries stand on the shoulders of their predecessors, which must be consulted as part of the effort to make sure that no famous quotations are missed. – Fred R. Shapiro, The Yale Book of Quotations, 2006 (Acknowledgements)

Category:
Quotations

Random Quotes

Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble. – Samuel Johnson

Category:
Be Yourself

History repeats itself, and thats one of the things thats wrong with history. – Clarence Darrow

Category:
History

Dreams get you into the future and add excitement to the present. – Robert Conklin

Category:
Dreams

Think for a moment about what Obamacare has done: The federal government has come up with its own (ever-evolving) definition of health insurance, which now includes free access to sterilization, contraception, and certain abortifacients such as the morning-after pill. – John Cornyn

Category:
Health