Quote by Amos Bronson Alcott

One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.

One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.

Summary

This quote emphasizes the importance of being an intelligent and discerning reader in order to quote effectively. It suggests that a person should possess the ability to understand and interpret the texts they encounter, evaluating their meaning and relevance. To "quote wisely and well" implies the skill of selecting and utilizing quotations that accurately represent the author's intent and contribute value to one's own writing or speech. In essence, this quote encourages readers to cultivate their critical thinking and analytical abilities to effectively and judiciously incorporate quotes in their communication.

Topics

Quotations

By Amos Bronson Alcott

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I pretended to be an open book, but I was closed off and con

I pretended to be an open book, but I was closed off and conceited.

Chance Adventure Chaos Characters Believe Breaking Up Broken Heart Breakups Being Broken Hearted Broken Hearted Quotes

Turgenev was a very serious fellow but he could make me laug

Turgenev was a very serious fellow but he could make me laugh because a truth first encountered can be very funny. When someone else's truth is the same as your truth, and he seems to be saying it just for you, that's great.

Charles Bukowski

Truth

Each man has his appointed day: short and irreparable in the

Each man has his appointed day: short and irreparable in the brief life of all, but to extend our fame by our deeds, this is the work of mankind.

Fame

Relationships are so much a rerun of our parental relationsh

Relationships are so much a rerun of our parental relationships. We're rerunning the relationship they were in together and we're rerunning the relationship we had with them with our lover.

Relationship

I think the reward for conformity is everyone likes you but

I think the reward for conformity is everyone likes you but yourself.

Conformity & Nonconformity

It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source

It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement the greatest source of visual beauty the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.

David Attenborough

Beauty

I believe that life is a prize, but to live doesn't mean you

I believe that life is a prize, but to live doesn't mean you're alive.

Inspirational

The Republican platform specifically says we don't believe i

The Republican platform specifically says we don't believe in bailing out private business, and yet we did.

Business

A good lawyer is a bad neighbor.

A good lawyer is a bad neighbor.

Law

I've never preached one sermon on money, on just finances. I

I've never preached one sermon on money, on just finances. I want to stay away from it.

Money

I think if you look at people, whether in business or govern

I think if you look at people, whether in business or government, who haven't had any moral compass, who've just changed to say whatever they thought the popular thing was, in the end they're losers.

Michael Bloomberg

Business

Kindness is always fashionable, and always welcome.

Kindness is always fashionable, and always welcome.