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" A wise man will always allow a fool to rob him of ideas without yelling “Thief.”
If he is wise he has not been impoverished.
Nor has the fool been enriched.
The thief flatters us by stealing.
We flatter him by complaining. "

Ben Hecht , A Child of the Century


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Ben Hecht quote : A wise man will always allow a fool to rob him of ideas without yelling “Thief.”<br />If he is wise he has not been impoverished.<br />Nor has the fool been enriched.<br />The thief flatters us by stealing.<br />We flatter him by complaining.