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Hesketh Pearson
English
Actor
About the author
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,
English
Actor
#Character
#Youth
#Man
#Old
#Age
#Circumstances
#Obvious
When people are old enough to know better they are old enough to do worse.
Hesketh Pearson,
English
Actor
#People
#Old
There is no stronger craving in the world than that of the rich for titles, except that of the titled for riches.
Hesketh Pearson,
English
Actor
#World
#Titles
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,
English
Actor
#Reason
#Man
#Fact
#Pride
#Obvious
#Privilege
#Quotes
Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted.
Hesketh Pearson,
English
Actor
#Quotations