“Think before you speak is criticism's motto; speak before you think is creation's.”
E.M. Forster (1879–1970) English novelist
"The Raison d'Etre of Criticism in the Arts"
Two Cheers for Democracy (1951)
“Learn to breathe, to think before you speak, and above all, to reflect before you act.”
— Prevale
Original: Imparate a respirare, a pensare prima di parlare e, soprattutto, a riflettere prima di agire.
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