Listen well, learn much, and grow wise.

Meaning: If you pay attention to what others say and try to understand it, you will become wiser.

Choice of Words: Listen means to pay attention to what someone is saying. Learn means to gain knowledge or understanding. Grow means to develop or become larger. Wise means to have wisdom.

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Be attentive, acquire knowledge, and develop wisdom.

Meaning: This sentence is a more formal way of saying the same thing as the first sentence.

Choice of Words: Be attentive is another way to say "listen well." Acquire knowledge is a more formal way to say "learn much." Develop wisdom is a more specific way to say "grow wise."

Pay heed, absorb information, and become knowledgeable.

Meaning: This sentence is the most formal way of saying the same thing as the first sentence.

Choice of Words: Pay heed is an even more formal way to say "listen well." Absorb information is a more scientific way to say "learn much." Become knowledgeable is a more specific way to say "grow wise."

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