Tale of the cobra: don't stop at the first impression

A man passed a cobra.
He stopped for a frightened moment, then saw that he was wearing glasses and exclaimed:
"Ah ... he's old!"
Reassured, he continued on his way, until he fell dead from the cobra's bite.
He had time - after death - to understand that one must never stop at first impressions.


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5 comments on “Fable of the cobra: don't stop at the first impression”

  1. Is already! Often, however, not only does one stop at the first impression, but one becomes influenced by it to such an extent that one then reads what happens in order to confirm it. When you finally wake up, you realize the whole castle that has been built ...

    thank you

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  2. I realize, from experience, that unhinging the first impression may not be easy and this leads to affixing labels that sadly cover reality.

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