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Quote of the day
is a section on the
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where a notable quotation is displayed. See
Guidelines
for an explanation of the selection process.
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The reason why
God
is so great a
lover
of
humility
is because He is the great lover of
truth
; and humility is nothing but truth, whilst
pride
is nothing but
lying
Vincent de Paul
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Guidelines
The process of choosing which quotations are displayed on specific days is currently handled by
Kalki
, the director of this set of pages. If you have any suggestions, requests, questions, or complaints, then please post them on the
discussion page
. Since June 2005, "Quote of the day" proposals have been made at pages for each month which have sections for each date, and final selections usually reflect the result of rankings made there.
Any registered user is invited to make proposals, or to rank each candidate on these pages:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
You might also check
Quote of the Day (complete list)
to see if your suggestion has already been featured in the past.
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Running example: Valentine's Day 2020
Update the suggestions/archive page.
From
QOTD by month
, navigate to the suggestions/archive page for the
month
of interest, for example
Wikiquote:Quote_of_the_day/February
Navigate to the section for the
date
of interest. At the bottom of the section on the date of interest, click on "Rank or add further suggestions…" to open the suggestions/archive page for the date of interest, for example
February_14
Choose from among the previous suggestions or select any quotation of your preference.
Edit the suggestions/archive page for the date of interest. At the bottom of the "Quotes of the day from previous years" section, add an entry for the
year
of interest prefixed with a
wiki markup semicolon
, for example ";2020". If you choose from among the previous suggestions, move the quote up from the "Suggestions" section, preserving credit to the nominator of the suggestion. If you select a quote not among the previous suggestions, credit yourself. Preview and save the page.
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