[johnsonap]

I do think it's good advice for folks just getting into photography that you don't have to have every lens to get close to the image you want.

[yieldcrv]

yeah its very easy to become gear obsessed and a collector thinking that there will be utility

lighting > lens > body

in that order

[johnsonap]

100%

[The_Colonel]

Well, one could certainly phrase such an advice also in some non-misleading way.

[NegativeK]

It's a cliched piece of advice.

It has a good nugget of truth in it, but it's not meant to contain all the relevant info you need about purchasing lenses.