“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
More Stories Like These
Competition is the whetstone of talent. -Saying
Competition is the whetstone of talent. -Saying
A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone. -Thoreau, Henry David
A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone. -Thoreau, …
Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability. -Smith, Roy L.
Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability. -Smith, Roy L.
"The enemies of the great are the bad and the mediocre." – Troy Gathers
“The enemies of the great are the bad and the mediocre.” – Troy Gathers
"Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim." – Bertrand Russell
“Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.” – Bertrand Russell
Robert Browning
“What’s the earth With all its art, verse, music, worth – Compared with love, found, gained, and kept?”
Edward VII
I cannot be indifferent to the assassination of a member of my profession, We should be obliged to …
I have met the enemy, and it is the eyes of other people. -Franklin, Benjamin
I have met the enemy, and it is the eyes of other people. -Franklin, Benjamin
You are a king by your own fireside, as much as any monarch in his throne. -Cervantes, Miguel De
You are a king by your own fireside, as much as any monarch in his throne. -Cervantes, Miguel …
It’s not who jumps the highest — it’s who wants it the most -Buck Williams
It’s not who jumps the highest — it’s who wants it the most -Buck Williams