DONALD
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Scottish, English
PRONOUNCED: DAHN-əld (English)
Meaning & History
From the Gaelic name Domhnall which means "ruler of the world", composed of the old Celtic elements dumno "world" and val "rule". This was the name of two 9th-century kings of the Scots and Picts. It has traditionally been very popular in Scotland, and during the 20th century it became common in the rest of the English-speaking world. This is the name of one of Walt Disney's most popular cartoon characters, Donald Duck....
Deal with it!
Posted by G6loq at March 19, 2016 5:39 PMI'll take this over the head fake any day.
Posted by Casey Klahn at March 19, 2016 6:46 PMI came across this quote yesterday and thought "That's Trump." Nice to hear Adam's analysis. Thanks G.
Admiration at their novelty heightens the value of your achievements, It is both useless and insipid to play with the cards on the table. If you do not declare yourself immediately, you arouse expectation, especially when the importance of your position makes you the object of general attention. Mix a little mystery with everything, and the very mystery arouses veneration. And when you explain, be not too explicit, just as you do not expose your inmost thoughts in ordinary intercourse. Cautious silence is the holy of holies of worldly wisdom. A resolution declared is never highly thought of; it only leaves room for criticism. And if it happens to fail, you are doubly unfortunate. Besides you imitate the Divine way when you cause men to wonder and watch.
Balthasar Gracian, ‘Art of Worldly Wisdom’