言者无罪，闻者足戒

don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously

words / speech / to say / to talk

(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this

not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

innocent / guileless / not guilty (of crime)

guilt / crime / fault / blame / sin

variant of 罪[zui4], crime

surname Wen

to hear / news / well-known / famous / reputation / fame / to smell / to sniff at

excessive

foot / to be sufficient / ample

to guard against / to exhort / to admonish or warn / to give up or stop doing sth / Buddhist monastic discipline / ring (for a finger)