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Do not be arrogant because of your knowledge, but confer with the ignorant man as with… — Ptahhotep

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Do not be arrogant because of your knowledge, but confer with the ignorant man as with the learned... Good speech is more hidden than malachite, yet it is found in the possession of women slaves at the millstones.

Ptahhotep
The Maxims of Ptahhotep · 2375 BC
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Ptahhotep. The Maxims of Ptahhotep. c. 2375, maxim 1.

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