“Be sure of the fact before you lose time in searching for a cause.”
The Dignity of Human Nature (1754)
James Burgh, in The Dignity of Human Nature (1754)
Misattributed
“Be sure of the fact before you lose time in searching for a cause.”
The Dignity of Human Nature (1754)
Misattributed
Source: thought to be Gibson's words as a result of Twitter attribution decay, despite repeated disavowals. https://twitter.com/#!/GreatDismal/status/144940064990961664 https://twitter.com/#!/GreatDismal/status/144941061578559488 https://twitter.com/#!/GreatDismal/status/144941447936884736 https://twitter.com/#!/GreatDismal/status/171091202161131520. The source, according to Gibson, is Steven Winterburn https://twitter.com/greatdismal/status/119133581598666752 https://twitter.com/5tevenw/status/73091190475595776. However, Steven Winterburn is NOT the original creator of that quote. The original quote is the creation of Twitter account holder "@debihope" https://twitter.com/debihope?lang=en. See research by quoteinvestigator http://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/10/25/diagnose/.
“There are things which must cause you to lose your reason or you have none to lose”
Source: Man's Search for Meaning
Source: Creeps, bums and a foot in the mouth: Some of former premier Ralph Klein’s more colourful moments http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/creeps-bums-and-a-foot-in-the-mouth-some-of-kleins-more-colourful-moments/
It – How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It (2008, Zondervan)