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.
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 h… - Hesketh Pearson
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 h…
- Hesketh Pearson
The English public doesn't really like Shakespeare; it prefers football. - Hesketh Pearson
The English public doesn't really like Shakespeare; it prefers football.
Misquotation is the pride and privilege of the learned. - Hesketh Pearson
Misquotation is the pride and privilege of the learned.
I am inclined to think that one's education has been in vain if one fails to learn that most schoolmasters are idiots. - Hesketh Pearson
I am inclined to think that one's education has been in vain if one fails to learn that most schoolmasters are idiots.
A man's character never changes radically from youth to old age. What happens is that circumstances bring out characteristics which have not been obv… - Hesketh Pearson
A man's character never changes radically from youth to old age. What happens is that circumstances bring out characteristics which have not been obv…
[D]on't grow old. With age comes caution, which is another name for cowardice.... Whatever else you do in life, don't cultivate a conscience. Without… - Hesketh Pearson
[D]on't grow old. With age comes caution, which is another name for cowardice.... Whatever else you do in life, don't cultivate a conscience. Without…
An author should be delighted, not annoyed when he hears himself persistently misquoted. He could receive no higher compliment. It proves that the wo… - Hesketh Pearson
An author should be delighted, not annoyed when he hears himself persistently misquoted. He could receive no higher compliment. It proves that the wo…
Never neglect an opportunity to play leap-frog; it is the best of all games, and, unlike the terribly serious and conscientious pastimes of modern yo… - Hesketh Pearson
Never neglect an opportunity to play leap-frog; it is the best of all games, and, unlike the terribly serious and conscientious pastimes of modern yo…
Do you believe in God? Perhaps you aren't old enough. The reason old people believe in God is because they've given up believing in anything else, an… - Hesketh Pearson
Do you believe in God? Perhaps you aren't old enough. The reason old people believe in God is because they've given up believing in anything else, an…
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