Kate HorsleyIt is better to listen to a crow that lives in trees than to a learned man who lives only in ideas.
About This Quote
One of the reasons that people disagree is because they listen to different opinions. It’s just the way the world works sometimes. Some people listen to what they want to believe, while others listen to what they believe to be true. If you are listening to a crow, it’s better than listening to a learned man who lives only in ideas.
But, it’s not necessarily better. Maybe you are learning from the crow but are still missing out on some of the ideas that the learned man has through experience. The idea here is that while one bird may have more information than you, it’s still not as good as getting what you need from a person who has lived life and experienced things for themselves.
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