One day, a pharmacist went into the shop of his neighbor, a bookseller. Seeing a new book on the counter, he asked:
– Tell me, venerable sir, is it worth reading this book? Will this be of any use?
“Forgive me, my dear,” responded the bookseller, “but I haven’t read it myself yet.”
The pharmacist was surprised:
– How can you, dear sir, offer books that you haven’t read yourself?!
“I didn’t even know, my dear,” answered the bookseller, “that you take all the medicines you sell!”
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru