Quote#Wisdom
A man never knows what a fool he is until he hears himself imitated…
Quote byHerbert Beerbohm Tree · 1852–1917
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Quoted by Max Beerbohm in Hebert Beerbohm Tree: Some Memories of Him and of His Art Collected by Max Beerbohm (1920)..
English (original)
A man never knows what a fool he is until he hears himself imitated by one.
— Herbert Beerbohm Tree
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