STOCKED 2/10/06 Why does one enjoy reading quotations? Is it because we seek inspiration in the words of others? Is it to share in the philosophising of a...... more
STOCKED 2/10/06 Why does one enjoy reading quotations? Is it because we seek inspiration in the words of others? Is it to share in the philosophising of a higher intellect's wisdom? Is it because we simply want to laugh at a witty remark? It is for all these reasons and more. Not only poets and philosophers capture the thinking of our
time but, in modern
times, it is politicians, television presenters, pop stars, footballers and anyone who is in the limelight for five minutes or more. As Philip Howard states in his introduction, 'Words are man's defining characteristic and our only true immortality.’
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