言者无罪，闻者足戒

yánzhěwúzuì,wénzhězújiè

blame not the speaker but be warned by his words; blame not the critic, heed what he says

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yan2 zhe3 wu2 zui4 , wen2 zhe3 zu2 jie4

don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously

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言者無罪，聞者足戒|言者无罪，闻者足戒 [yán zhě wú zuì , wén zhě zú jiè] ► don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously