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The '''First law of holes''' is a [[proverb]] attributed to British politician [[Denis Healey]].<ref name=wordsworth>{{cite book|last=Apperson|first=George Latimer|title=The Wordsworth dictionary of proverbs|year=1993, 2006|publisher=Wordsworth Editions Ltd|location=[[Hertfordshire]]|isbn=978-1840223118|page=283|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=7PMZJqSR4sAC&lpg=PA283&dq=%22first%20law%20of%20holes%22%20Healy&pg=PA283#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref><ref name=interview>{{cite journal|title=Interview: Denis Healey; Healey's First law of holes is to stop digging|journal=[[New Statesman]]|date=8 November 1986|volume=9}}</ref> It states, {{quotation|"If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging."<ref name=wordsworth/><ref name=interview/>}} |
The '''First law of holes''' is a [[proverb]] attributed to British politician [[Denis Healey]].<ref name=wordsworth>{{cite book|last=Apperson|first=George Latimer|title=The Wordsworth dictionary of proverbs|year=1993, 2006|publisher=Wordsworth Editions Ltd|location=[[Hertfordshire]]|isbn=978-1840223118|page=283|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=7PMZJqSR4sAC&lpg=PA283&dq=%22first%20law%20of%20holes%22%20Healy&pg=PA283#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref><ref name=interview>{{cite journal|title=Interview: Denis Healey; Healey's First law of holes is to stop digging|journal=[[New Statesman]]|date=8 November 1986|volume=9}}</ref> It states, {{quotation|"If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging."<ref name=wordsworth/><ref name=interview/>}} |
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The First law of holes is a proverb attributed to British politician Denis Healey.[1][2] It states,
The meaning behind this proverb is that if you find yourself in an untenable position you should stop and change tack, rather than carry on exacerbating it. It has been cited numerous times by other politicians and in books.[3]
References
- ^ a b Apperson, George Latimer (1993, 2006). The Wordsworth dictionary of proverbs. Hertfordshire: Wordsworth Editions Ltd. p. 283. ISBN 978-1840223118.
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ a b "Interview: Denis Healey; Healey's First law of holes is to stop digging". New Statesman. 9. 8 November 1986.
- ^ The Spectator (1 Dec 2001). "When you are in a hole, stop digging". Retrieved 28 Jun 2012.
External links
Quotations related to Denis Healey at Wikiquote
