Wisdom

“Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.”

– William Shakespeare, Hamlet (c. 1600)

What does it mean?

Listen to everyone, but be careful about whom you share your own opinions with.

Key vocabulary

thy
an old form of "your"

Who said it?

William Shakespeare: English playwright and poet (1564–1616). Source: Hamlet (c. 1600).

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