Aphorism vs Quotation - What's the difference?
aphorism | quotation |
A fragment of a human expression that is repeated exactly by somebody else. Most often a quotation is taken from literature or speech, but scenes from a movie, elements of a painting, a passage of music, etc., may be quoted.
The act of naming a price; the price that has been quoted.
As nouns the difference between aphorism and quotation
is that aphorism is an original laconic phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought while quotation is a fragment of a human expression that is repeated exactly by somebody else most often a quotation is taken from literature or speech, but scenes from a movie, elements of a painting, a passage of music, etc, may be quoted.aphorism
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(wikipedia aphorism)Synonyms
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* adage * apophthegm * maxim *External links
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(wikipedia quotation)Noun
(en noun)- "Where they burn books, they will also burn people" is a famous quotation from Heinrich Heine.
- Let's get a quotation for repairing the roof before we decide whether it's worth doing.