Creative Quotations from . . .
Hesketh Pearson
(1887-1964) born on
Feb 20
English "actor, director, biographer". "His works included "Writ for Libel.""
 
   
F
Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely-read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he has read too widely."

R
When people are old enough to know better they are old enough to do worse.
A
Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted.
N
A man's character never changes radically from youth to old age. What happens is that circumstances bring out characteristics which have not been obvious to the superficial observer.
K
"There is no stronger craving in the world than that of the rich for titles, except that of the titled for riches."


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: ""Common Misquotations," Introduction, 1934."
R: "In "Webster's Electronic Quotebase," ed. Keith Mohler, 1994."
A: ""Common Misquotations," 1934."
N: ""Dickens: His Character, Comedy and Career.""
K: ""The Marrying Americans," 1961."



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