It is useless to talk with those who do not understand one and troublesome to talk with those who criticize from a feeling of superiority. Especially one-sided persons are troublesome. Few are accomplished in many arts and most cling narrowly to their own opinion.
Tale of Genji
From *The Tale of Genji*, a sharp and rather cynical observation on human communication and intellectual arrogance.
c. 1000-1012 CE
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