A good general rule is to state that the bouquet is better … - Stephen Potter

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A good general rule is to state that the bouquet is better than the taste, and vice versa.

Stephen Potter

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About Stephen Potter

Stephen Potter (1 February 1900 – 2 December 1969) was an English scholar, critic, broadcaster and humorist. He is best-known for coining the words gamesmanship and one-upmanship, and explaining the concepts behind them.

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Alternative Names: Stephen Meredith Potter

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How to be one up - how to make the other man feel that something has gone wrong, however slightly.

"Yes, but not in the South", with slight adjustments, will do for any argument about any place, if not about any person.

Talk of the "imperial decay" of your invalid port. "Its gracious withdrawal from perfection, keeping a hint of former majesty withal, as it hovers between oblivion and the divine Untergang of infinite recession."

A good general rule is to state that the bouquet is better than the taste, and vice versa. - Stephen Potter

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