The worst part of an eminent man's conversation is, nine times out of ten, to be found in that part by which he means to be clever.


Caxtoniana: a Series of Essays on Life, Literature, and Manners (ed. 1864)

Edward Bulwer-Lytton Quotes

The worst part of an eminent man's conversation is, nine times out of ten, to be found in that part by which he means to be clever.

The worst part of an eminent man's conversation is, nine times out of ten, to be found in that part by which he means to be clever.

The worst part of an eminent man's conversation is, nine times out of ten, to be found in that part by which he means to be clever.

The worst part of an eminent man's conversation is, nine times out of ten, to be found in that part by which he means to be clever.