If you are not very clever, you should be conciliatory.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- If you lack intelligence, make up for it by being agreeable.
- In plain terms
- Be nice if you are not smart.
- What can you take from it?
- Likability can compensate for low intelligence.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does kindness help you succeed?
- Is intelligence overrated?
Another view
Kindness should not be a substitute for competence.
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