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What does Shakespeare's give every man thy ear - but few thy tongue mean?
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∙ 12y ago
This is a part of a long speech by Polonius in Hamlet, giving a lot of tedious advice to his son Laertes.
It means basically listen to everybody but only express your opinions to a few people.
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