Quotes by Pearson, Hesketh

Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A wi >>

Quotations about Quotations

Fidelity to the subject's thought and to his characteristic way of exp >>

The habit some writers indulge in of perpetual quotation is one it beh >>

One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well. >>

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.

Pearson, Hesketh