It is easy to give advice from a port of safety.
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Giving advice is easy when you face no personal risk.
- In plain terms
- It is simple to tell others what to do when you are safe.
- What can you take from it?
- Criticism is easy from a position of safety.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Have you given risky advice?
- How does safety change judgment?
Another view
This does not address whether the advice itself is good.
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