Down the Long Hills

“You’re young, so when you sit in company, you sit quiet and listen. They say little pitchers have big ears, and they should have. That’s the way to learn. You’ll hear a lot of foolishness, but you’ll hear wisdom, too, and you must learn not to despise any man. Even a fool can teach you not to be foolish, and there’s no telling where you’ll hear the thing that will help you to do a job easier, or the thing that may save your life.”