Hesketh Pearson's Quotes

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.

Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted.

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

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

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.