There are two kinds of fools: One says, This is old therefore it is good. The other one says, This is new therefore it is better.

Summary

This quote suggests that there are two foolish attitudes when it comes to evaluating things. The first foolish attitude is to blindly assume that something is good simply because it is old, failing to recognize that age alone does not guarantee quality or value. The second foolish attitude is to automatically favor something solely because it is new, overlooking the possibility that it may not actually be an improvement or superior to what came before. It encourages finding a balanced and informed perspective, considering both the merits and flaws of both old and new things before forming judgments.

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