It Has Been Said . . . Volume 1

Copyright and Introduction

Copyright

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The Dusty Bookshelf does not own any of the quotes included in this book. Everything has been merely hand-picked and formatted into a specific aesthetic setting.

A great majority of the quotes included in this first volume were transcribed from the "20,000 Quips and Quotes" compiled by Evan Esar.

Thank you, sir, for all the work you did.

A preview of Evan Esar's book can be found here:  https://books.google.com/books?id=ouvzTy3AD9AC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false 

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Introduction

"I quote others only in order to better express myself." 
~ Michel de Montaigne

And everyone loves a good quote. Whether 'good' means witty, or wise, or a delightful mixture of both, human beings love to collect, mentally store and spin-off quotes on a regular basis.

Which is why there are already so many books of quotes out there today.

So why read this one?

For one, it's free. For another, the formatting which The Dusty Bookshelf has attempted to give these quotes has been fine-tuned to be both as aesthetically pleasing and memorable as possible. 

If you are a quote-collector, then this is the book for you.

If you are not, maybe after reading this book, you will become one.

But as a final warning to any eager reader:

"You could compile the worst book in the world entirely out of select passages from the best writers in the world." 
~ G. K. Chesterton

So with Chesterton's words in mind, and without further ado:

Let the book begin.

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