Quote#Wisdom
When I hear of an ‘equity’ in a case like this, I am reminded of a…
Quote byCharles Bowen, Baron Bowen · 1831–1894
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: In John Alderson Foote, Pie-Powder (1911), p. 25.
English (original)
When I hear of an ‘equity’ in a case like this, I am reminded of a blind man in a dark room—looking for a black hat—which isn’t there.
— Charles Bowen, Baron Bowen
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