“If put to the pinch, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.
(, 1928)”
Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915) American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher fue el escritor del jarron azul
Source: Works of Elbert Hubbard
“A pinch of probability is worth a pound of perhaps.”
note for "a future fable", "Such a Phrase as Drifts Through Dreams", Holiday Magazine; reprinted in Lanterns & Lances (1961).
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