<P> The adage has been attributed to a number of sources . It appeared in print on page six of The Washington Post dated October 25 , 1911 , in the form : `` Nor would a wise man , seeing that he was in a hole , go to work and blindly dig it deeper ... '' In The Bankers Magazine , it was published in 1964 as : `` Let me tell you about the law of holes : If you find yourself in a hole , stop digging . '' </P>
<P> The adage has been attributed to a number of sources . It appeared in print on page six of The Washington Post dated October 25 , 1911 , in the form : `` Nor would a wise man , seeing that he was in a hole , go to work and blindly dig it deeper ... '' In The Bankers Magazine , it was published in 1964 as : `` Let me tell you about the law of holes : If you find yourself in a hole , stop digging . '' </P>
who said if you find yourself in a hole stop digging
who said if you find yourself in a hole stop digging
The Washington Post
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