A word to the wise is infuriating.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Cliché warnings can irritate people rather than help them.
- In plain terms
- Advice like this can be annoying.
- What can you take from it?
- Be careful how you deliver warnings.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How should advice be given?
- When does wisdom annoy?
Another view
Sometimes people need to be told hard truths bluntly.
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