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I am not a native English speaker can someone explain how this proverb means? It does not seem to make sense for me.

>> No.8672675
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Pic related should help.

>> No.8672680

a proverb is a word that describes a verb

>> No.8672686

>>8672680
wait

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>>8672670
It doesn't mean you have to be able to predict the answer. It means that if you suspect a question could have a hurtful answer that you would prefer not to hear you shouldn't ask it in the first place

Which you'd have to be an absolute nasty cunt to agree with, its perfectly reasonable to expect the common decency of a comforting lie in many situations.

>> No.8672695

>>8672670
It's essentially saying, "beware of the truth."

>> No.8672709

>>8672675
>>8672675
>>8672688
>>8672695
Thank you very much polite sage