Three brothers, three fortresses

Three brothers, three fortresses

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.

Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side.

Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side.

A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom.

A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom.

One must always tell what one sees. Above all, which is more difficult, one must always see what one sees.

One must always tell what one sees. Above all, which is more difficult, one must always see what one sees.

It is the theory that decides what can be observed.

It is the theory that decides what can be observed.

Colleges don't make fools, they only develop them.

Colleges don't make fools, they only develop them.

We don't know who discovered water, but we know it wasn't the fish.

We don't know who discovered water, but we know it wasn't the fish.

This inescapable duty to observe oneself: if someone else is observing me, naturally I have to observe myself too; if read more

This inescapable duty to observe oneself: if someone else is observing me, naturally I have to observe myself too; if none observe me, I have to observe myself all the closer