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Charles Caleb Colton: Be very slow to believe that you are wiser than all others; it is a fatal but…

Be very slow to believe that you are wiser than all others; it is a fatal but common error. Where one has been saved by a true estimation of another's weakness, thousands have been destroyed by a false appreciation of their own strength.

In today’s wordsBe very slow to believe you're wiser than everyone else; it's a common and fatal error. For every person saved by seeing another's weakness accurately, thousands have been ruined by misjudging their own strength.

Charles Caleb ColtonCommonly attributed
Source
From the book Quoted in Many Thoughts of Many Minds, compiled by Henry Southgate, 1862

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