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2023.04.17 16:16 GMT+8

Shakespeare quote: "Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice"

Updated 2023.04.17 16:16 GMT+8
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"Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice; Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment." This is a line spoken by "the tedious old fool" Polonius – chief counsellor to the villain Claudius - in Act I, Scene III of Shakespeare's Hamlet. The implication is that it's important to be a good listener and accept criticism but not be judgmental.

Polonius's proverb: "Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice; Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment."/CFP

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