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Men Quotes by 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…
- [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 a…
- 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…
- 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…
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