Tracing Quotations
Bruce Lee? Margaret of Valois? Sir John Fenwick? Isabel Burton? Richard Francis Burton? Arabic Apothegm? Asian Saying? Charles Haddon Spurgeon? Park Ludlow? Theron Brown? Anonymous? Dear Quote Investigator: The following four part saying is about knowledge and self-knowledge: He who knows not, and knows not he knows not, is a fool; shun him. He who …
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Warren Buffett? Bruce Lee? Cindy Flores? Sylvester McNutt III? Anonymous? Dear Quote Investigator: A paragraph of advice about maintaining equanimity is popular on social media. Here is the first sentence: You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. These words have been attributed to the …
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Bruce Lee? Apocryphal? Dear Quote Investigator: Would you please help me to trace a statement attributed to the charismatic superstar martial artist and actor Bruce Lee. The first phrase in the quotation presented Lee’s viewpoint on education and mentoring: A teacher is never a giver of truth . . . I have seen different versions …
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