Young people do not perceive at once that the giver of wounds is the enemy and the quoted tattle merely the arrow.

Summary

This quote suggests that young people often fail to recognize who their real enemy is. They mistake the harm done by someone else as the fault of the person who merely repeats or discusses it. It implies that young people may easily overlook the source of their pain and target those who alert them to it instead. The quote emphasizes the importance of understanding the true cause of one's difficulties and not confusing the messenger with the actual perpetrator.

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