George Horne: To reject wisdom because the person who communicates it is uncouth and his…
To reject wisdom because the person who communicates it is uncouth and his manners are inelegant, what is it but to throw away a pine-apple, and assign for a reason the roughness of its coat?
In today’s wordsTo reject wisdom because the person sharing it is rough and unrefined is like throwing away a pineapple because its skin is rough.
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