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> # Let blockheads read what blockheads write.

[Philip Stanhope](https://quotesby.net/Philip-Stanhope)\#22

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## About this quote

What does it mean?If the audience is foolish, the content should match their level.In plain termsWrite for the people who will read it.What can you take from it?Tailor your work to your audience.

### Where it applies

- writing
- teaching
- public speaking

### Putting it to work

- adjust your tone
- know your readers

### Questions to consider

- Who should you write for?
- Does quality matter more than audience?

### Another view

Lowering quality to match low expectations can be harmful.

## More from Philip Stanhope

1. > Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give luster, and many more people see than weigh.

[Permalink to quote \#21](https://quotesby.net/Philip-Stanhope/21/ "Permalink to quote 21")
2. > It is commonly said, and more particularly by Lord Shaftesbury, that ridicule is the best test of truth.

[Permalink to quote \#23](https://quotesby.net/Philip-Stanhope/23/ "Permalink to quote 23")
3. > Dispatch is the soul of business.

[Permalink to quote \#20](https://quotesby.net/Philip-Stanhope/20/ "Permalink to quote 20")

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