Aphorism #147 Do not be Inaccessible.

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Aphorism #147 Do not be Inaccessible.

None is so perfect that he does not needat times the advice of others. He is an in-corrigible *** who will never listen to any one. Even the most surpassing intellect should find a place for friendly counsel. Sovereignty itself must learn to lean. There are some that are incorrigible simply because they are inaccessible: they fall to ruin because none dares to extricate them. The highest should have the door open for friendship; it may prove the gate of help. A friend must be free to advise, and even to upbraid, without feeling embarrassed. Our satisfaction in him and our trust in his steadfast faith give him that power. One need not pay respect or give credit to every one, but in the innermost of his precaution man has a true mirror of a confidant to whom he owes the correction of his errors, and has to thank for it.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ArtOfWorldlyWisdom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ArtOfWorldlyWisdom?a=3fPipscJrYk:o3iV7WA26sM:yIl2A UoC8zA) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ArtOfWorldlyWisdom?d=qj6IDK7rITs (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ArtOfWorldlyWisdom?a=3fPipscJrYk:o3iV7WA26sM:qj6ID K7rITs)
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Do not isolate yourself. Friends are as necessary as breathing. But listen and pass judgment as to what's said. The question is whether or not entanglement with useless circularity is being demanded, which could ruin the ability to breathe fully and learn more about important matters. The intentions of a friend are not at all the same as what the friend demands. Careful. Always. Be an open corporation but not a stupid one.