Listen to all, plucking a feather from every passing goose, but, follow no one absolutely

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A client twixt his attorney and counselor is like a goose twixt two foxes A client twixt his attorney and counselor is like a goose twixt two foxes
To listen well is as powerful a means of influence as to talk well and is as essential to all true conversation To listen well is as powerful a means of influence as to talk well and is as essential to all true conversation
When a large vessel has opened a way it is easy for a small one to follow When a large vessel has opened a way it is easy for a small one to follow
Two good talkers are not worth one good listener Two good talkers are not worth one good listener
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion

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