मैं इस नतीजे पर पहुँचा कि अगर मेरी सलाह उन लोगों तक नहीं पहुँचती जिन्हें इसकी सबसे ज़्यादा ज़रूरत है, और उसे वे लोग चुरा लेते हैं जो इसकी पूरी कीमत चुका सकते हैं, तो इसके बाद से मैं सलाह सिर्फ खुद को दूँगा और दूसरों को हमेशा बेचकर ही दूँगा।
I came to the conclusion, that if my advice wouldn't be taken by those who needed it most and was stolen by those who could well afford to pay for it, that I would hereafter give advice only to myself and always sell it to others.
I came to the conclusion, that if my advice wouldn't be taken by those who needed it most and was stolen by those who could well afford to pay for it, that I would hereafter give advice only to myself and always sell it to others.
सलाह एक अजीब चीज़ है। जिन लोगों में अच्छी सलाह देने की क्षमता होती है, उनमें आम तौर पर इतनी समझ होती है कि वे उसे मुफ्त में बाँटकर अपना समय बर्बाद नहीं करते।
Advice is a peculiar commodity. Those who have the capacity to give good advice generally have too much sense to waste their time trying to get rid of it.
Advice is a peculiar commodity. Those who have the capacity to give good advice generally have too much sense to waste their time trying to get rid of it.
मुफ्त में सलाह देना मेहनत की बर्बादी है। पहली बात तो यह कि कोई भी इंसान उस पर अमल तभी करता है जब उसका अपना मन पहले से ही उस तरफ झुका हो। दूसरी बात, जब कोई व्यक्ति आपके सामने अपनी समस्या रखता है, तो यह दिखावा भर होता है कि वह आपकी सलाह माँग रहा है। वह तो बस यह जताना चाहता है कि वह सलाह ले रहा है, जबकि असल में उसका मकसद आपको अपने निजी मामलों से अवगत कराना होता है। गपशप करने या इधर-उधर घूमने के शौकीन होने के कारण वह किसी से बात करना चाहता है, और श्रोता पाने के लिए वह आपकी "सलाह देने" की कमज़ोरी का फायदा उठाता है।
Giving free advice is a sad waste of effort. In the first place, no man will act upon it unless he is already inclined to do so. Secondly, when a man lays his case before you, the idea that he is asking your advice is a polite fabrication. He merely is suggesting that he is doing so, while as a fact his real object is to acquaint you with his personal activity. He wants to talk to somebody, being a natural gossip or gadder, and he plays upon your propensity for "giving advice" in order to get an audience.
Giving free advice is a sad waste of effort. In the first place, no man will act upon it unless he is already inclined to do so. Secondly, when a man lays his case before you, the idea that he is asking your advice is a polite fabrication. He merely is suggesting that he is doing so, while as a fact his real object is to acquaint you with his personal activity. He wants to talk to somebody, being a natural gossip or gadder, and he plays upon your propensity for "giving advice" in order to get an audience.