Source: The Emergence Of Probability, 1975, Chapter 12, Political Arithmetic, p. 103.
William Ewart Gladstone (1809–1898) British Liberal politician and prime minister of the United Kingdom
Attributed in "Successful Cemetery Advertising" in The American Cemetery (March 1938), p. 13; reported as unverified in Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations (1989)
Disputed
“How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something, but to be someone.”
Coco Chanel (1883–1971) French fashion designer
As quoted in Contemporary Quotations (1954) by James Beasley Simpson
Jane Austen (1775–1817) English novelist
Letter (1811-05-31) referring to the Peninsular War [Letters of Jane Austen -- Brabourne Edition]
Letters
“Don't condemn people who need it. Be very careful when that need becomes fanatical.”
Frank Herbert (1920–1986) American writer
"Conversations in Port Townsend", interview with Tim O'Reilly, 1983. Reprinted in The Maker of Dune: Insights of a Master of Science Fiction (1987), edited by Tim O'Reilly
General sources
Context: What I'm saying in my books boils down to this: Mine religion for what is good and avoid what is deleterious. Don't condemn people who need it. Be very careful when that need becomes fanatical.
Jean-Baptiste Say (1767–1832) French economist and businessman
Source: A Treatise On Political Economy (Fourth Edition) (1832), Book III, On Consumption, Chapter VIII, Section I, p. 454
Nicholas Sparks (1965) American writer and novelist
John Tyree, Chapter 7, p. 93
2000s, Dear John (2006)
