“When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.”
Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher
“When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing to himself.”
— Louis Nizer, book My Life in Court
My Life in Court (1961), p. 115.
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