What did Lord David Cecil mean by: To have too much forethought is the part of a wretch; to have too little is the part of a fool. - Lord David Cecil Literary critic and biographer · United Kingdom Copy
+ It requires as much reflection and wisdom to know what is not to be put into a sermon, as what is. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord David Cecil, Reflection, 0 - Lord David Cecil Literary critic and biographer · United Kingdom
+ A warm blundering man does more for the world than a frigid wise man. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord David Cecil, Wise, 0 - Lord David Cecil Literary critic and biographer · United Kingdom
+ Power rests in tranquillity. Feraz Zeid, June 11, 2023December 25, 2024, Lord David Cecil, Power, Rest, Tranquility, 0 - Lord David Cecil Literary critic and biographer · United Kingdom
+ It does not matter that Dickens’ world is not life-like; it is alive. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord David Cecil, Alive, Reality, 0 - Lord David Cecil Literary critic and biographer · United Kingdom
It is in vain to ridicule a rich fool, for the laughers will be on his side. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise. - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
A philosopher is a fool who torments himself while he is alive, to be talked of after he is dead. - Jean le Rond d'Alembert Mathematician and physicist · France
When a king creates an office, Providence creates immediately a fool to buy it. - Jean-Baptiste Colbert
A man who is not a fool can rid himself of every folly except vanity. Explain - Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher · Switzerland
I believe what Jesus said, but Jesus never said priests couldn’t be fools. - Jean-Luc Godard Filmmaker · France
If you make a deal with a fool, don’t be surprised when they act foolishly. - Jeffrey Archer Author · England
