“The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.”

— Will Rogers

The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers (2001)
Context: There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.

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