Quotes for the Depression Forums 04-12-10
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 5:07 pm
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, Common Misquotations (1934), Introduction
An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly.
-- Edwin P. Whipple
I never guess. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.
-- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Sign of Four, A Scandal in Bohemia
The best way to compile inaccurate information that no one wants is to make it up.
-- Scott Adams, Dilbert, 07-12-09
-- Hesketh Pearson, Common Misquotations (1934), Introduction
An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly.
-- Edwin P. Whipple
I never guess. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.
-- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Sign of Four, A Scandal in Bohemia
The best way to compile inaccurate information that no one wants is to make it up.
-- Scott Adams, Dilbert, 07-12-09