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But my later experience has taught me two lessons: first, that things are seen plainer after the events have occurred; second, that the most confident critics are generally those who know the least about the matter criticised.

Ulysses S. Grant
Two, Events, Lessons
Ulysses S. Grant (2007). “Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant”, p.60, Cosimo, Inc.
But my later experience has taught me two lessons: first, that things are seen plainer after the events have occurred; second, that the most confident critics are generally those who know the least about the matter