To one who is not eager I do not reveal anything, nor do I explain anything to one who is not communicative. If I raise one corner for someone and he cannot come back with the other three, I do not go on.

Confucius
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If you come to someone with a problem and say, "I cannot solve it," then you should not persist in that person's company. You should give up and leave their presence.

Source: The Analects

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