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Posted: 13 Jun 2018


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Those Who Know Everything in General Know Nothing in Particular

Those Who Know Everything in General Know Nothing in Particular
A reward of merit dated 1875. Unfortunately, the small but colorful chromolithographed scrap glued to the middle of the card isn't positioned correctly (take a look at a rotated version instead of craning your neck), but the elaborate design surrounding the scrap makes up for it.

The nineteenth-century "maxim" printed on the card reminds me of the modern quip about know-it-alls: "Those who think they know everything annoy those of us who do."

For another reward of merit printed by Colton, Zahm, & Roberts, see Look Up and Not Down.

Golden Maxim Reward

Those who know everything in general, know nothing in particular.

Colton, Zahm, & Roberts, New York.

Written on the back of the card: "1875, James M. Stoner."

Those Who Know Everything in General Know Nothing in Particular (Rotated)

Look Up and Not Down

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