“If I listened to your advice, I'd be making your mistakes instead of my own.”
Lisa Kleypas book Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor
Source: Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor
“Listen widely to remove your doubts and be careful when speaking about the rest and your mistakes will be few.”
The Analects, Chapter I, Chapter II
Context: Listen widely to remove your doubts and be careful when speaking about the rest and your mistakes will be few. See much and get rid of what is dangerous and be careful in acting on the rest and your causes for regret will be few. Speaking without fault, acting without causing regret: 'upgrading' consists in this.
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Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher -551–-479 BCRelated quotes
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Variant: It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
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