[PW] Re: Hip Hop Quotation

[Staci Priest]

I found this quote, which is close, but not an exact match.
   
  "Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise."
~Samuel Lover (1797 - 1868) Anglo-Irish novelist, songwriter, painter

  Sincerely,
  Staci

Beverly Choltco-Devlin My <BDevlin at midyork.org> wrote:
  The quotation "the strong rule the weak, but the wise rule the strong" has been attributed to hip-hop artist, Lake. Our young patron would like to know if this quotation appeared any earlier or is a paraphrase of someone else's quotation. I have checked my quotation books here and the online sources at IPL and haven't found any evidence of a prior variation. 
Thanks,
Beverly 

Beverly Choltco-Devlin
Reference Specialist
Mid-York Library System
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