Quote by: William E. Gladstone

Mediocrity is now, as formerly, dangerous, commonly fatal, to the poet; but among even the successful writers of prose, those who rise sensibly above it are the very rarest exceptions.


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  • NameWilliam E. Gladstone
  • DescriptionBritish Liberal politician and prime minister of the United Kingdom
  • AliasesWilliam Gladstone; Gladstone; W. E. Gladstone
  • BornDecember 29, 1809
  • DiedMay 19, 1898
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPolitician; Diplomat; Statistician
  • AwardsFellow Of The Royal Society