Dwight L. MoodyThe best way to show that a stick is crooked is not to argue about it or to spend time denouncing it, but to lay a straight stick alongside it
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A stick is crooked when it is bent at an angle. When people try to convince others of the truth of their own ideas, they are often stubborn and resistant about changing their views. This is because when they do change their view, they may feel that they are admitting that their original view was wrong. So, in order to avoid this embarrassment, they tend to deny that there is anything wrong with their original view or stick.
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