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{{quote|''"I wish I'd said that."'' |
{{quote|''"I wish I'd said that."'' |
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--by [[Oscar Wilde]], to a witty remark by James McNeill Whistler, to which Whistler riposted: |
--by [[Oscar Wilde]], to a witty remark by James McNeill Whistler, to which Whistler riposted: |
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[http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=297952 Studies have been done] on the ultimate master list of quotable authors but there are still more out there but there are still those who can gain infamy for a delightful epigram. They face a problem of saturation though for it seems that every poetic piece of wit gets attributed back to the same stock '''Authors of Quote''' when people are unsure of who really to acknowledge. |
[http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=297952 Studies have been done] on the ultimate master list of quotable authors but there are still more out there but there are still those who can gain infamy for a delightful epigram. They face a problem of saturation though for it seems that every poetic piece of wit gets attributed back to the same stock '''Authors of Quote''' when people are unsure of who really to acknowledge. |
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{{examples}} |
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== [[Older Than Feudalism]] == |
== [[Older Than Feudalism]] == |
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* ''[[The Bible]]'', especially [[Jesus]]. |
* ''[[The Bible]]'', especially [[Jesus]]. |
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* [[Aristotle]] |
* [[Aristotle]] |
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