是内心的崇拜,而非外表的装饰,才使得神成为神。明智之士,更愿意让别人需要自己,而不是要别人感谢自己。让他们待在希望的门槛之前,是明智的策略;希求他们的感激之心,不过是乡愿而已。希望,有很好的记性;而感激,其记忆力总是很糟。我们从别人的依赖中,比之于从别人的谦恭中,所得更多。口渴之人,饱饮之后会离井而去;橘子一旦被榨干汁水,就会从金盘中沦落进垃圾篓里。依赖之心一旦不存在,良好举止和尊重敬畏也就随之化为乌有。让下面的策略成为人生历练的首要功课:不断维持别人的希望,使得他总是有所需求,通过这样的手段(哪怕是通过皇座上的守护神),从而保持他的希望之火不灭,而又得不到完全的满足。但是,不要过分地保持沉默,否则你就会误入歧途;也不要为了一己之私利,而听任他人的缺点过失日积月累,终致不可挽救。
We are not born perfect:every day we develop in our personality and in our calling till we reach the highest point of our completed being,to the full round of our accomplishments,of our excellences.This is known by the purity of our taste,the clearness of our thought,the maturity of our judgment,and the firmness of our will.Some never arrive at being complete;somewhat is always awanting:others ripen late.The complete man,wise in speech,prudent in act,is admitted to the familiar intimacy of discreet persons,is even sought for by them.