First come I; my name is

Quote byHenry Beeching · 1859–1919

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Masque of Balliol (1880).

English (original)

First come I; my name is . There's no knowledge but I know it. I am master of this college: What I don't know isn't knowledge.

— Henry Beeching

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