You must know nothing before you can learn something, and be...

You must know nothing before you can learn something, and be empty before you can be filled. Is not the emptiness of the bowl what makes it useful? As for laws, a parrot can repeat them word for word. Their spirit is something else again. As for governing, one must first be lowest before being highest.

Lloyd Alexander Quote About Law, Firsts, Spirit: You Must Know Nothing Before...

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