
“Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.”
Cited in: Colleen Zuck etal. (2002) Daily Word for Families, p. 167
“Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.”
Section 2, paragraph 25.
The Manifesto of the Communist Party (1848)
Abe Martin's Primer : The Collected Writings of Abe Martin and his Brown County, Indiana, Neighbors (1914).
The Evolution of A Revolt (1920)
Context: Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like the kingfisher flashing across the pool, and that is the test of generals. It can only be ensured by instinct, sharpened by thought practicing the stroke so often that at the crisis it is as natural as a reflex.
Ibn Shu’ba al-Harrani, Tuhaf al-'Uqul, p. 446-450.
General Quotes
“In the last analysis, Russia will do nine-tenths of the job of defeating Germany.”
Prediction made by King when speaking to reporters in Alexandria, Virginia on 30 November 1942. As quoted by Thomas B. Buell in his book Master of Sea Power: A Biography of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King (1980), p. 265
1940s
The Problem of China (1922), Ch. XII: The Chinese Character
1920s
"Lord Bacon", (1837) in Essays 2:183
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