Give good hearing to those, that give the first information in business; and rather direct them in the beginning, than interrupt them in the continuance of their speeches.
对于最初说明事务情况的人,要认真倾听;宁可在开头给予引导,也不要在他们讲述的过程中不断打断。
— Francis Bacon · Essays (1625) · Of Dispatch —