The Art of Worldly Wisdom by Baltasar Gracián

Author:Baltasar Gracián [Gracián, Baltasar]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Philosophy, Self Help, Classics, Psychology, Politics
ISBN: 9780307756978
Publisher: Crown
Published: 1647-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

147 Don’t be inaccessible. No one is so perfect as not to need occasional counsel. The person who doesn’t listen is a hopeless fool. Even the most independent of people ought to heed friendly advice, and even sovereigns are happy to learn from others. Some people are incorrigible because inaccessible, and they fall because no one dares to catch them. Even the most inflexible person should leave the door open to friendship; help will come through it. We all need a friend who feels free to scold us and give us advice. Trust will grant him this authority, and our high opinion of his loyalty and prudence. We shouldn’t bestow our respect and authority on just anyone, and yet, in the inner rooms of our caution, we need the faithful mirror of a confidant. If we value that mirror, it will set us free from deceit.

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