can anyone tell me the name of this book / flim that this line is from''in the land of the blind the one eyed man is king'' been racking my brains for years then found yahoo q/a and hope someone will know
2006-10-29 01:15:15 · 10 answers · asked by chickenfoot 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
Desiderius Erasmus, Adagia (III, IV, 96)
Dutch author, philosopher, & scholar (1466 - 1536)
http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/30584.html
2006-10-29 01:26:03 · answer #1 · answered by zen 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Country of the Blind is a short story by H. G. Wells. A climber finds a community of sightless persons who have been cut off from the outside world for a long time. He remembers the old adage that in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king and believes that with the advantage of vision he will quickly rise to the top in this society. To his dismay he finds these people have no concept of sight and dismiss him as a lunatic. He has to adapt to their worldview. They agree to let him marry a girl he has fallen in love with if he allows them to remove the source of his irrationality - his eyes.
2006-10-29 02:21:41 · answer #2 · answered by felineroche 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dead easy.......
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
Desiderius Erasmus, Adagia (III, IV, 96)
Dutch author, philosopher, & scholar (1466 - 1536)
Internet searches will bring up all sorts of spurious attributions, but I'm trusting my source.
2006-10-29 01:30:58 · answer #3 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
apart from being (a quote fro Desiderus Eramus, a Dutch writer ) this also comes from " the Country of the Blind" by H G Wells
2006-10-30 09:38:13 · answer #4 · answered by hemlock 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
H.G.Wells short story, but a classical quote. Also referenced in Tom Waits song, 'Singapore' off the Rain Dogs LP.
2006-10-30 06:17:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I kinda of remember the book, but I think the other word you are looking for is FILM not FLIM.
2006-10-29 09:58:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
recognised the quote, and glad some of the sources for it have already been posted, but like you I am sure I have heard it in a film too
2006-11-01 03:54:08 · answer #7 · answered by Breeze 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The quote is by Rudyard Kipling
2006-10-29 01:19:21 · answer #8 · answered by f0xymoron 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not sure what book (if any), but the person the quote can be attributed to is HG Wells.
2006-10-29 01:22:49 · answer #9 · answered by jothehutch 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Max Payne (computer game)
2006-10-29 01:21:30 · answer #10 · answered by used to live in Wales 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋