Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of... - Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

"HOMICIDE, n. The slaying of one human being by another. There arefour kinds of homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, andpraiseworthy, but it makes no great difference to the person slainwhether he fell by one kind or another -- the classification is foradvantage of the lawyers."

"Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others."

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

"Love, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage."

"NIHILIST, n. A Russian who denies the existence of anything but Tolstoi. The leader of the school is Tolstoi."