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Charlatans Quotes

A general must be a charlatan.

A general must be a charlatan.

Napoleon Bonaparte
Charlatans
Napoleon Bonaparte “Napoleon in his own words from the French of Jules Bertaut”, Рипол Классик

I realized early on that the academy and the literary world alike

Harold Bloom
World, Knaves, Charlatans
"Criticism in Society". Interview with Imre Salusinski, 1987.

The reason that 'guru' is such a popular word is because 'charlatan' is so hard to spell.

William J. Bernstein
Reason, Guru, Charlatans
William J. Bernstein (2009). “The Investor's Manifesto: Preparing for Prosperity, Armageddon, and Everything in Between”, p.116, John Wiley & Sons

Science is like an inoculation against charlatans who would have you believe whatever it is they tell you.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Believe, Charlatans

Science is basically an inoculation against charlatans.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Bad Ass, Charlatans

What we won't do is pretend that the work of lunatic charlatans is the equivalent of "true scientific discourse." It isn't.

Jimmy Wales
Discourse, Charlatans, Lunatic
"Jimmy Wales tells 'energy workers' that Wikipedia won't publish woo". boingboing.net. March 26, 2014.

The doctors allow one to die, the charlatans kill.

Jean de la Bruyere
Doctors, Charlatans, Dies

Hope is but a charlatan that ceases not to deceive us. For myself happiness only began when I had lost it.

Nicolas Chamfort
Deceiving, Lost, Charlatans
Sébastien-Roch-Nicolas Chamfort (1902). “The Cynic's Breviary: Maxims and Anecdotes from Nicolas de Chamfort”

And so it must be with the energy you muster for your own work. Get out there and convert the unconverted. Save them all from the charlatans and the nearly-men.

Chris Murray
Men, Energy, Charlatans

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