Confidence Quote by Dorothy L. Sayers
![“Parker looked distressed. He had confidence in Wimsey's judgment, and, in spite of his own interior certainty, he felt shaken. "My dear man, where's the flaw in [this case]?" "There isn't one ... There's nothing wrong about it at all, except that the girl's innocent.” quote by Dorothy L. Sayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/78c/dorothy-l-sayers-738_confidence_parker-looked-distressed-he-had-confiden_2727733.jpg)
““Parker looked distressed. He had confidence in Wimsey's judgment, and, in spite of his own interior certainty, he felt shaken. "My dear man, where's the flaw in [this case]?" "There isn't one ... There's nothing wrong about it at all, except that the girl's innocent.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Nine Tailors, 1934
A detective doubts his own judgment despite confidence, fearing a hidden flaw that could harm an innocent.
In simple terms: Even experts can feel uncertain about outcomes.
Key Takeaway
Trust but verify conclusions.
Themes
doubt
justice
innocence
Mood
thoughtful
serious
Type
literary
reflective
When to use this quote
- court cases
- investigations
- peer review
- risk assessment
Key Concepts
detective work
ethics
Questions to Reflect On
- What safeguards can you add?
- How do you balance confidence and caution?
A Different Perspective
Over‑confidence can blind judgment.
![“...under no circumstances would he [Humbert Humbert] have interfered with the innocence of a child, if there was the least risk of a row.” quote by Vladimir Nabokov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0f0/vladimir-nabokov-198_children_under-no-circumstances-would-he-humbert_16228.jpg)
![“See that the mind is honest, first; the rest may follow or not as God wills. [That] the fundamental treason to the mind ... is the one fundamental treason which the scholar's mind must not allow is the bond uniting all the Oxford people in the last resort.” quote by Dorothy L. Sayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c74/dorothy-l-sayers-738_academia_see-that-the-mind-is-honest-first-the-re_16293.jpg)
![“Perhaps [the critics are right and] the drama is played out now and Jesus is safely dead and buried. Perhaps. It is ironical and entertaining to consider that at least once in the world's history those words might have been said with complete conviction, and that was on the eve of the Resurrection.” quote by Dorothy L. Sayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/467/dorothy-l-sayers-738_buried_perhaps-the-critics-are-right-and-the-dr_43252.jpg)
