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.

Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted.

Misquotation is the pride and privilege of the learned.

I am inclined to think that one's education has been in vain if one fails to learn that most schoolmasters are idiots.

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.

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

[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 conscience a man may never be said to grow old. This is an age of very old young men.