Sunset clause: Take nothing on looks, take everything on evidence

Take nothing on looks, take everything on evidence. There is no better rule.” That is the bit in Great Expectations when Pip discovers from Mr Jaggers that his benefactor was not Miss Haversham. I preferred the film myself but that line does strike a note. Take nothing on looks, take everything on evidence: in other words, gather the information, document it and then act on it.

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