“Zeal without knowledge is like fire without a grate to contain it; like a sword without a hilt to wield it by; like a high-bred horse without a bridle to guide him,” wrote Julias Bates in Forbes Magazine.
Bates’ further opines that zeal without knowledge, “speaks without thinking, acts without planning, seeks to accomplish a good end without the adoption of becoming means.”
This is reminiscent of an old saying, “Fire in the fireplace warms the house, but fire on the carpet burns the house down.” Continue reading
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