Know how to use your enemies. Grasp things not by the blade, which will harm you, but by the hilt, which will defend you. The same applies to emulation. The wise person finds enemies more useful than the fool does friends. Maleevolence often levels mountains of difficulty that favor made fearful. Many owe their great to their enemies. Flattery is fiercer than hatred, for hatred corrects the faults flattery had disguised. The prudent man makes a mirror out of the evil eyes of others, and it is more truthful than that of affection, and helps him reduce his defects or emand them. One grows very cautious when living across the border from malevolent rivals.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 00:10:06 +0000
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