If only our great thinkers could learn to talk, and our great talkers could learn to think.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True wisdom comes when thinkers communicate and talkers ponder.
- In plain terms
- Thinkers should talk, talkers should think.
- What can you take from it?
- Balance thought and communication.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is the role of listening?
- How can you improve your thinking?
Another view
It generalizes too much about thinkers and talkers.
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