10th Earl of Essex

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    It is a great advantage for any man to be able to talk or hear, neither ignorantly nor absurdly, upon any subject; for I have known people, who have not said one word, hear ignorantly and absurdly; it has appeared by their inattentive and unmeaning faces.
    Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)

    Well, it seems to me a scientist has need for both vision and confidence.
    —Harry Essex (b. 1910)