Quote#Books & Reading
Whenever you see a book frequently advertised, you may be pretty sure…
Quote byWilliam Maginn · 1793–1842
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: No. 56.
English (original)
Whenever you see a book frequently advertised, you may be pretty sure it is a bad one. If you see a puff quoted in the advertisement, you may be quite sure.
— William Maginn
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