Quote#Wisdom
I don’t want to frighten you, but I would like to make you understand…
Quote bySherwood Anderson · 1876–1941
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Winesburg, Ohio (1919), "The Teacher".
English (original)
I don’t want to frighten you, but I would like to make you understand the import of what you think of attempting. You must not become a mere peddler of words. The thing to learn is to know what people are thinking about, not what they say.
— Sherwood Anderson
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