“I do not care to listen; obloquy injures my self-esteem and I am skeptical of praise.”
Source: Dying Earth (1950-1984), The Eyes of the Overworld (1966), Chapter 1, "The Overworld"
“Be Skeptical, but Learn to Listen.”
The Fifth Agreement (2010)
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