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"The most familiar quotations are the most likely to be misquoted...Some have settled down to false versions that have obscured the true ones. They have passed
by eonwe 11y ago
"The most familiar quotations are the most likely to be misquoted...Some have settled down to false versions that have obscured the true ones. They have passed over from literature into speech."
-- Carl Van Doren (maybe)
- emiliobumachar 11y agoAny specifics on why the gp's quote was misguided?