Ignatius Sancho - Wise Quotes

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Old folks love to seem wise- and if you are silly enough to correspond with grey hairs, take the consequence.

Ignatius Sancho

[few of Sancho's letters were actually intended for publication, but here is one sample, written during a military recruiting crisis] The vast bounties offered for able-bodied men sheweth the zeal and liberality of our wise lawgivers- yet indicateth a scarcity of men. Now, they seem to me to have overlooked one resource (which appears obvious); a resource which would greatly benefit the people at large (by being more usefully employed), and which are happily half-trained already for the service of their country, by being- powder proof- light, active, young fellows: I dare say you have anticipated my scheme, which is to form ten companies at least, out of the very numerous body of hair-dressers...

Ignatius Sancho

A wise economy- without avaricious meanness, or dirty rapacity will in a few years render you decently independent.

Ignatius Sancho

Poverty and Genius were coupled by the wisdom of Providence for wise and good ends, no doubt

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