A penny for your thought.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Offering a small payment to hear someone's thoughts shows the value placed on ideas.
- In plain terms
- A penny buys a thought.
- What can you take from it?
- Value ideas enough to pay for them.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What price is appropriate for someone's insight?
- How does payment affect honesty?
Another view
Modern contexts may consider a penny insufficient.
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