The Supreme Wisdom

"What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? But the man who orders his life according to their teachings cannot go far wrong."
--Norman Douglas

People that use quotation are people of scholar, it shows that you are clever, and as well that you read. We could be brighter than we look by using "The Supreme Wisdom."

"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."
--Psalms 119: 105

Quoting someone is the repetition of something that well said; it is a refining of the logic of "The Supreme Wisdom."

"Most people who put together collections of verse or epigrams resemble those who eat cherries or oysters: the begin by choosing the best and end by eating everything."
--Chamfort, Maxims

To communicate efficiently and be understood we ought always to use quote, for it is true knowledge. You do not understand life in your own; you apprehend it more just by using quotes.