Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury Quote

The greatest of fools is he who imposes on himself, and in his greatest concern thinks certainly he knows that which he has least studied, and of which he is most profoundly ignorant.


An inquiryconcerning virtue and merit. The moralists; a philosophical rhapsody (ed. 1732)


The greatest of fools is he who imposes on himself, and in his greatest concern thinks certainly he knows that which he has least studied, and of...

The greatest of fools is he who imposes on himself, and in his greatest concern thinks certainly he knows that which he has least studied, and of...

The greatest of fools is he who imposes on himself, and in his greatest concern thinks certainly he knows that which he has least studied, and of...

The greatest of fools is he who imposes on himself, and in his greatest concern thinks certainly he knows that which he has least studied, and of...