He liked those literary cooks Who skim the cream of others' books; And ruin half an author's graces By plucking bon-mots from their places. (Quote by - Hannah More)

Goethe said there would be little left of him if he were to discard what he owed to others. (Quote by - Charlotte Cushman)

We can say nothing but what hath been said Our poets steal from Homer Our storydressers do as much; he that comes last is commonly best. (Quote by - Robert Burton)

They had their lean books with the fat of others' works. (Quote by - Robert Burton)

Copy from one, it's plagiarism; copy from two, it's research. (Quote by - John Milton)

I recover my property wherever I find it. (Quote by - Jean Baptiste Poquelin Moliere)

Most plagiarists, like the drone, have neither taste to select, industry to acquire, nor skill to improve, but impudently pilfer the honey ready prepared, from the hive. (Quote by - Walter Colton)