Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - August 12, 2013
The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.
[info][add][mail]
H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)  
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
[info][add][mail]
Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784), (attributed; also attributed to Ann Landers)  
This is like deja vu all over again.
[info][add][mail]
Yogi Berra (1925 - )  
Devotees of grammatical studies have not been distinguished for any very remarkable felicities of expression.
[info][add][mail]
Amos Bronson Alcott (1799 - 1888)  
- Get daily quotes on Twitter.

If an author's name is highlighted, you can click it for more quotations by that author. Click on a quotation for more information about it, or click on the icons next to each quotation:

  • [info] View further information about the quote or link to it on its own page
  • [mail] Email the quotation to yourself, or to a friend
  • [notes] View notes about the quotation

Note: These quotes are randomly selected from my collection by an automatic routine once a day. If you want more quotes, try the Quotations by Author page to browse our entire collection, or try the Random Quotations Page, which chooses new quotes each time you load it.