Comment author: ariel 27 October 2009 08:51:06PM 2 points [-]

Nullius in verba ~The Royal Society

Comment author: Wei_Dai 25 October 2009 04:57:00PM 4 points [-]

[This is not a quote, but a meta discussion.]

I find it curious that the quotes posted here have higher votes on average than the usual discussion comments, and it makes me think that I have a below-average appreciation for quotations. Why do people value them, I wonder?

Comment author: ariel 27 October 2009 08:43:22PM 4 points [-]

beceause...

“Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.” ~Oscar Wilde