Re: a King's proverb

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christophe Grandsire [mailto:christophe.grandsire@FREE.FR]
> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 4:40 AM
> To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU
> Subject: Re: a King's proverb
>
(snip)
>
> I'll try to ask
> other people, but to me it really sounds like "first
> understand the person, then
> think if you want to have him as ennemy or not". Also, it has
> a nice "proverb"
> sound to it. I don't think people would think of another
> meaning when hearing
> it, unless pointed at it.
>
Yes, that's exactly the interpretation I had in mind, but it also carries
the thought of "try making peace first, try to understand (and therefore
become friends with) the person instead of rushing into an adversarial
relationship."

And, thanks for the compliment!

Guy