All about quotations [quiz]

As Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, ‘By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote’. Quotations are an essential part of language and are used widely by almost everyone, sometimes out of context and sometimes wrongly attributed. Over decades and in many cases centuries, individual quotes have subtly – and sometimes not so subtly – changed their meaning.

How much do you know about quotations and who they belong to? Test your knowledge with our quotations quiz below.

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