7 Quotes Tagged: misquote

To elevate the soul, poetry is necessary.

"They have a Right to censure, that have a Heart to help: The rest is Cruelty, not Justice.

(Frequently misquoted as "He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.")"

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

A little Learning is a dangerous Thing.

An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field.

"Thomas Jefferson once said: 'Of course the people don't want war. But the people can be brought to the bidding of their leader. All you have to do is tell them they're being attacked and denounce the pacifists for somehow a lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.' I think that was Jefferson. Oh wait. That was Hermann Goering. Shoot."

[Hosting the Peabody Awards for broadcasting excellence at the New York Waldorf-Astoria, June 6, 2006]

The only good human being is a dead one.