Quotes Library

June 6, 2025

The ignoramus has no doubts.

Italian proverb

How many doubt-deficient persons have you come across in your career?

You can always tell an ignoramus from twenty paces, by their swagger. Beware, however, it is not always revealed physically.

January 29, 2025

1 year ago

Ordinary men usually manage public affairs better than more gifted fellows. The latter are always wanting to appear wiser than the laws,

September 15, 2025

5 months ago

It may be that the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong—but that is the way to bet.

January 18, 2025

1 year ago

To succeed pre-eminently in English public life it is necessary to conform either to the popular image of a bookie or of a

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