Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - September 01, 2024
A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.
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G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936)  
It is true that I was born in Iowa, but I can't speak for my twin sister.
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Abigail Van Buren (1918 - ), (Dear Abby)  
Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.
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Will Rogers (1879 - 1935)  
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.
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Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891  
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