Can you please help me understand the quote below? It's by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
"Little is taught by contest or dispute, everything by sympathy and love."
Thank you!
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anonymous "Little is taught by contest or dispute, If you argue with someone, to try to change their mind or teach them something, they will just keep their own view and position more strongly. You cannot teach people by telling them they are wrong or uneducated or stupid. anonymous everything by sympathy and love.
- anonymous "Little is taught by contest or dispute, If you argue with someone, to try to change their mind or teach them something, they will just keep their own view and position more strongly.
- You cannot teach people by telling them they are wrong or uneducated or stupid.
- anonymous everything by sympathy and love.
- If you listen to someone with love and sympathize with them, you can get them to change their minds and learn something new, and maybe even change their opinion.
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anonymous"Little is taught by contest or dispute,
If you argue with someone, to try to change their mind or teach them something, they will just keep their own view and position more strongly.
You cannot teach people by telling them they are wrong or uneducated or stupid.
anonymouseverything by sympathy and love.
0anonymous"Little is taught by contest or dispute, everything by sympathy and love."
It means "I have an agenda I want to foist upon you, and you should meekly accept it." Your mileage may vary.
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