Lord Melbourne? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: I once saw a proverb stating that one should not ignore a book simply because the author is a foolish person. Are you familiar with this proverb of encouragement for many writers? Reply from Quote Investigator: Lord Melbourne (William Lamb) served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom …
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Quote Origin: I Wish I Was As Sure of Any One Thing As He is of Everything
Lord Melbourne? William Windham? Benjamin Disraeli? Sydney Smith? William Lamb? Thomas B. Macaulay? Question for Quote Investigator: Each of us has encountered an individual who with highhanded convictions presents an answer to every question. There is a famous witticism aimed at a person of this type: I only wish that I was as cocksure of …
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