It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies; seldom safe to vent…

Charles Caleb Colton
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It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies; seldom safe to venture to instruct, even our friends. ✨ Charles Caleb Colton (1832). Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think, p.154
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It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies; seldom safe to venture to instruct, even our friends. ✨ Charles Caleb Colton (1832). Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think, p.154

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