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 obvious to the superficial observer. ↗

— Hesketh Pearson

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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. ↗

— Hesketh Pearson

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Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted. ↗

— Hesketh Pearson

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There is no stronger craving in the world than that of the rich for titles, except that of the titled for riches. ↗

— Hesketh Pearson

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When people are old enough to know better they are old enough to do worse. ↗

— Hesketh Pearson

#enough #know #old #old enough #people