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  What it means

  “The wise will accept advice; the fool will scorn it.” Intelligent people are open to counsel, while foolish ones reject it out of pride or stubbornness.

  English equivalent

  A wise man changes his mind; a fool never does.

  Vocabulary

  • mądry — wise person
  • przyjąć — to accept, to receive
  • rada — advice, counsel
  • głupi — fool, foolish person
  • wzgardzić — to scorn, to disdain

  Grammar note

  'Nią wzgardzi' — 'nią' is the instrumental of 'ona/rada', required by the verb 'wzgardzić' which governs the instrumental case.

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