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Originally Posted by Prestidigitweeze
...how his students wouldn't stop asking why they had to memorize a poem when they could copy it to their smartphones. "They'll never learn to be eloquent, the inarticulate lemmings!"
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Does the ability, to have a quote for every situation in life in place, really make one eloquent?
I hate the party guests, who are not able to formulate a thought of their own, but throw in bits of wisdom and some strange anecdotes out of context...
When talking to some people, I often have the feeling all they've ever read is "famous quotes for each occasion" and "human history compressed to 20 pages" and maybe the CliffsNotes of some classics...