Quote#Speech
When you talk with famous scholars, the best thing is to pretend that…
Quote byLu Xun · 1881–1936
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Epigrams of Lusin", 2.
English (original)
When you talk with famous scholars, the best thing is to pretend that occasionally you do not quite understand them. If you understand too little, you will be despised; if you understand too much, you will be disliked; if you just fail occasionally to understand them you will suit each other very well.
— Lu Xun
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