To think well and to consent to obey someone giving good advice are the same thing.
Interpretation
Thinking critically and following wise advice are intertwined actions.
Herodotus suggests that true wisdom lies not only in the ability to think critically and evaluate ideas but also in the willingness to accept and follow sound advice. This interconnectedness implies that recognizing good counsel reflects a deep understanding and appreciation for wise judgment, making obedience to it a logical reflection of one's own capacity for thought.
In practice
This quote is perfect for a discussion on the importance of mentoring in leadership roles.
The Scythians take kannabis seed, creep in under the felts, and throw it on the red-hot stones. It smolders and sends up such billows of steam-smoke that no Greek vapor bath can surpass it. The Scythians howl with joy in these vapor-baths, which serve them instead of bathing, for they never wash their bodies with water.
The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless.
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
The worst pain a man can have is to know much and be impotent to act.
All men's gains are the fruit of venturing.
More important than finding the teacher is finding and following the truth of the teaching.
Poverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty.
Creativity requires the freedom to consider 'unthinkable' alternatives, to doubt the worth of cherished practices. Every organization, every society is under the spell of assumptions so familiar that they are never questioned, least of all by those most intimately involved.
You have not forgotten to remember; You have remembered to forget. But people can forget to forget. That is just as important as remembering to remember - and generally more practical.
Wait by the river long enough and the body of your enemy will float by you.
[her] mind blackens. The blackness is not a thought, but if it could be pressed into a thought, if a chemical from a dropper could be dripped onto it causing its color and essence to become visible, it would take the shape of this sentence: Why does no one want me?
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