- Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
Substitute Quotes
Substitute quotes make a simple, repeated point: polls cannot replace thought, quoting others is not the same as real wit, and no shortcut matches early detection or genuine experience. Each line argues for the original over any convenient stand-in.
These substitute quotes make the case that nothing replaces real thought or hard-won Ability, no matter how convenient the shortcut seems.
- Last Updated on Aug 02, 2026
- Quote
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- Nov 07, 2020
The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
- Early
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- Nov 07, 2020
Luck is not an acceptable substitute for early detection.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think there's any substitute for experience.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
An ascot is never a substitute for a well-tied four-in-hand tie or a slightly disheveled bow tie.
- Nature
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- Nov 07, 2020
The mastery of nature is vainly believed to be an adequate substitute for self mastery.
- Child
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is no substitute for books in the life of a child.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's no substitute for the experience of childbearing or child rearing.
- Nov 07, 2020
There is no substitute for the comfort supplied by the utterly taken-for-granted relationship.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020