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ARCHITECT, n. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money; who estimates the whole cost, and himself costs the whole estimate.
Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914?) American writer and journalist
“Architect,”
The Cynic’s Word Book (1906)
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The Devil's Dictionary (1911), but just the first clause.
Added on 9-Jan-14 | Last updated 25-Apr-23
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Topics: architect, budget, estimate, home improvement, remodel
More quotes by Bierce, Ambrose It is better to be roughly right than to be precisely wrong.
John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946) English economist
(Misttributed)
Not attributed to Keynes until after his death. Actually from Carveth Read, Logic, deductive and inductive (1898): "It is better to be vaguely right than exactly wrong."
Added on 1-Feb-04 | Last updated 1-Dec-15
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Topics: correct, error, estimate, incorrect, precision, right, wrong
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