You have two ears--and but one mouth:
Let this, friend, be a token--
Much should be heard, and not so much
Be spoken.
You have two eyes--and but one mouth:
That is an indication--
Much must you see, but little serves
Relation.
You have two hands--and but one mouth:
Receive the hint you meet with--
For labour two, but only one
To eat with.
Translations. - Three Pairs And One. (from Genestet.)
George Macdonald
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