Sunday, 22 March 2015

Subordinate, in the presence of the superior

(Originally posted on Friday, 16 September 2016)

Subordinate, in the presence of the superior, should have the wretched and dumb look, so that his understanding of a matter didn't embarrass the superior.

(Reputedly it's a quote from an edict issued in 1708 by Peter I the Great.)

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