He who quotes others lacks the ability to think for himself.
That is an apt and fair description of me and my blog. I have no original thoughts. This blog is a commonplace book in which I write down quotations that struck my fancy. Anyone who looks for more here is looking in the wrong place.I enjoy reading authors who quote a lot, such as Montaigne and Burton in his Anatomy of Melancholy.
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There is a great virtue in finding the wisdom in the words of others -- and recognizing the lack of it when it is missing.
It is an even greater virtue not to prattle on in a simple need to fill empty space.
A great editor is a rare thing.
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