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Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Maxim 43

A scholar is not meekly to overlook the folly of a common person because thus both parties are injured; the dignity of the former being lessened, and the ignorance of the latter confirmed. Speak gracefully and kindly to a low fellow, His pride and obstinacy will augment. THE GULISTAN OF SA'DI Translated by Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890)