Ambrose Bierce

"Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another."

- "The Devil's Dictionary" by Ambrose Bierce, journalist, author and satirist

W. Somerset Maugham

"She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit."

- W. Somerset Maugham, playwright and author

Voltaire

"A witty saying proves nothing."

- Voltaire, writer and philosopher

Michel de Montaigne

"I quote others only in order to better to express myself."

- Michel de Montaigne, statesman and author