Many share my views with me. But I don't share them with them.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author claims followers agree with him but he does not reciprocate their agreement.
- In plain terms
- Many agree with me, but I don't agree with them.
- What can you take from it?
- Intellectual influence does not require mutual approval.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does influence require reciprocity?
Another view
The statement reflects ego rather than objective intellectual standards.
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I hear noises which others don't hear and which disturb for me the music of the spheres, which others don't hear either.
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