He who calls in the aid of an equal understanding doubles his own; and he who profits by a superior understanding raises his powers to a level with the heights of the superior understanding he unites with.
— Burke
Seeking counsel and association with those of superior understanding doubles one's own wisdom and elevates one's capacity.
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