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Monday 25 July 2016

Wished away



Some do honour to their post, with others ’tis the other way. It is no great gain if a poor successor makes the predecessor seem good, for this does not imply that the one is missed, but that the other is wished away.

Baltasar Gracian - The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1647)

4 comments:

James Higham said...

Nothing new under the sun or Westminster ceiling.

A K Haart said...

James - new means heads above the parapet. Can't go there.

Demetrius said...

Wow, hasn't Miliband aged quickly.

A K Haart said...

Demetrius - his bother now calls him "Dad".