“There is no more important rule of conduct in the world than this: attach yourself as much as you can to people who are abler than you and yet not so very different that you cannot understand them.”
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Lichtenberg, G. C. (n.d.). There is no more important rule of conduct in the world than this: attach yourself as much as you can to people who are abler than you and yet not so very different that you cannot understand them. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/36414-there-is-no-more-important-rule-of-conduct/
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Lichtenberg, Georg C. “There is no more important rule of conduct in the world than this: attach yourself as much as you can to people who are abler than you and yet not so very different that you cannot understand them.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/36414-there-is-no-more-important-rule-of-conduct/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Lichtenberg, Georg C. “There is no more important rule of conduct in the world than this: attach yourself as much as you can to people who are abler than you and yet not so very different that you cannot understand them.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/36414-there-is-no-more-important-rule-of-conduct/.