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Quote with a picture of Rex Stout in 1942.

“A pessimist gets nothing but pleasant surprises, an optimist nothing but unpleasant.” — Rex Stout, Fer-de-Lance

Author YahooeyPosted on June 21, 2022June 19, 2022Categories QuotationsTags optimist, pessimist, Rex Stout, surprises2 Comments on Quote of the Day

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I don't know how a brain that is never used passes the time.

“I don’t know how a brain that is never used passes the time.” — Rex Stout, The Final Deduction

Author YahooeyPosted on February 13, 2020February 11, 2020Categories QuotationsTags brain, passing the time, Rex Stout, The Final DeductionLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Impetuosity is a virtue only when delay is dangerous.

“Impetuosity is a virtue only when delay is dangerous.” — Rex Stout, Too Many Clients

Author YahooeyPosted on December 1, 2019November 25, 2019Categories QuotationsTags dangerous, delay, impetuosity, Rex Stout, Too Many Clients, virtue5 Comments on Quote of the Day

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We are all vainer of our luck than of our merits.

“We are all vainer of our luck than of our merits.” — Rex Stout, The Rubber Band

Author YahooeyPosted on September 30, 2019September 26, 2019Categories QuotationsTags luck, merit, Rex Stout, The Rubber Band, vanityLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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I don't answer questions containing two or more unsupported assumptions.

“I don’t answer questions containing two or more unsupported assumptions.” — Rex Stout, The Rubber Band

Author YahooeyPosted on July 9, 2019July 7, 2019Categories QuotationsTags assumptions, questions, Rex Stout, The Rubber Band, unsupported assumptionsLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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To be broke is not a disgrace, it is only a catastrophe.

“To be broke is not a disgrace, it is only a catastrophe.” — Rex Stout, The League of Frightened Men

Author YahooeyPosted on April 8, 2019April 6, 2019Categories QuotationsTags broke, catastrophe, disgrace, Rex Stout, The League of Frightened MenLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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The potency of knowledge depends on how and when it is used.

“The potency of knowledge depends on how and when it is used.” — Rex Stout, Murder by the Book

Author YahooeyPosted on December 4, 2018December 1, 2018Categories QuotationsTags knowledge, Murder by the Book, Rex StoutLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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I will ride my luck on occasion, but I like to pick the occasion.

“I will ride my luck on occasion, but I like to pick the occasion.” — Rex Stout, Might as Well Be Dead

Author YahooeyPosted on December 1, 2014November 8, 2014Categories QuotationsTags luck, Might as Well Be Dead, Rex StoutLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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There's nothing as safe as ignorance — or as dangerous.

“There’s nothing as safe as ignorance — or as dangerous.” — Rex Stout, The Squirt and the Monkey

Author YahooeyPosted on May 16, 2014January 20, 2016Categories QuotationsTags ignorance, Rex Stout, The Squirt and the Monkey2 Comments on Quote of the Day

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“To assert dignity is to lose it.” — Rex Stout

To assert dignity is to lose it.

“To assert dignity is to lose it.” — Rex Stout, The League of Frightened Men

Author YahooeyPosted on February 11, 2014October 6, 2016Categories QuotationsTags dignity, Rex Stout, The League of Frightened MenLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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