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briandmyers  ·  4490 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why Do We Love Quotations?

Since the fine article didn't really answer the question, I'll try. We love quotations because they are distilled wisdom.

Here's one of my favourites:

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

-Robert A. Heinlein