Wisdom Book

Chapter 15

keep the last few tricks to yourself

Masters often employ this shrewd strategy when teaching their pupils, and you can only secure your mastery status if you remain on top of the game.When teaching others, you must pay attention to strategies and skills, and you cannot teach all skills to others. Only in this way can you maintain others' admiration and dependence on you.Whether entertaining or teaching, you must abide by the principle of maintaining the expectations of others and leaving room for perfection.Subtlety and restraint have always been the magic weapon for success, especially when dealing with some important matters.

Make good use of rebuttals
The best way to irritate others is to put them in a difficult position while you remain untouched.You are good at using contradictions to make others' emotions out of control. You can let others reveal their inner secrets with just a little questioning.This is the key to open the shackles of other people's hearts.You can read other people's minds just by being clever and clever.By making mystifying words of others and deliberately showing disdain, you can dig out the secrets he has painstakingly hidden.With a little sweet temptation, let these secrets slip from the tip of your tongue and fall into your carefully woven net.Reticence can cause others to let their guard down and unknowingly speak the truth.Fake skepticism is the master key to satisfying your curiosity.The same is true in learning, refuting the teacher is a clever trick for the student, which will cause the teacher to fall into contradictions, and he has to work hard to explain the truth more thoroughly.Careful rebuttals can make the teacher's teachings more perfect.

don't make the same mistake

When we do one thing wrong, we often repeat the mistake several times in order to correct it.After telling a lie once, it is often out of control, and it will become bigger and bigger.The same is true of doing wrong things. It is not a good thing to stubbornly insist on being wrong. It will be worse if you know it is wrong but don't know how to cover it up.Paying ransom for a wrongdoing is already very expensive, don't pay more.A wise man also makes mistakes, but he will never make a second mistake.It is understandable to make mistakes occasionally, but don't be attached to them, or even lie on them, and make this your home.

beware of those who conceal their intentions
A cunning man always distracts his opponent's mind before he strikes him, and then defeats him and finally conquers him.This type of person is good at planning with his heart, and is good at concealing his true intentions. He originally wanted to win the first place, but he is often willing to take the second place temporarily.If this kind of trick is not noticed, they will look for good opportunities to use their bows and arrows to do harm to others.Therefore, never allow your attention to sleep when the other person's intentions are already apparent.When their intention to murder us is hidden, you should be even more vigilant. As long as you are cautious in situations, you will be able to see through their plots.In order to be able to realize the conspiracy, this kind of people are always making noises and going back and forth.When you can't tolerate it, it is necessary to let them know that you have already seen through their tricks.

Learn to express yourself clearly and fluently
To be good at expressing yourself requires not only clear thinking, but also active thinking.Some people are good at conceiving thoughts, but they always end up with difficult births, because without clear expressions, the birth of thoughts (thinking and judgment) is difficult.Some people are like wine jars that are big and small, they hold a lot, but they pour out very little.Decision is born of will, and expression is of thought, and both are great gifts.Those with clear minds are welcomed, and those with confused minds are rejected.There are times when ambiguity is much stronger than vulgarity.But if we don't know what we're saying, how can the audience accept it?

There is no eternal love, and there is no eternal hate
When dealing with your present friends, consider that they may become your enemies in the future.Since these things happen from time to time in reality, we should take precautions early.Don't drop your arms for friendship, otherwise, they will declare war on you.On the other hand, when you are confronted with an enemy, keep the door of reconciliation open, and it is much safer if you also leave the door of tolerance open.The thrill of revenge can sometimes turn into torture, and the satisfaction of hurting others can sometimes turn into pain.

don't act emotionally
Going your own way can do a lot of harm than good, it's the result of emotion and it will screw everything up.Some people are like social thugs who will go to war no matter what.Their purpose is to conquer others, and they do not know how to live in peace with others.When such people hold great power, a lot of harm can happen.They divide the government into gangs and turn loved ones into enemies.For everything, they do it secretly, and when they have a little success, they regard it as the result of their own use of skills.However, if others discover their stubborn nature, they will rebel against them, and they will eventually get nothing.They can't eliminate their troubles, they can only leave some laughing stock.Their judgment and even their hearts have been distorted.To deal with such monsters, you can only stay away from them, and even prefer to be neighbors with savages, because savages are much more tolerable than their odious nature.

don't be seen as a hypocrite
Don't come across as a hypocrite, even though such people are everywhere these days.It is better to be regarded as prudent than to be regarded as shrewd.Everyone hopes that others can treat themselves with sincerity, but not everyone is willing to treat others with sincerity.Don't let sincerity become naive, nor let shrewdness become insidious.The fear that comes from insidiousness is far less than the respect that is earned from wisdom.A man without money wins love, but is always deceived.When cleverness is perceived as a fraud, the best strategy is to hide it.Simplicity flourished in the golden age, malice prevailed in the age of cold iron.It's an honor to be seen as capable, a reputation that inspires confidence, but being seen as a hypocrite can arouse suspicion.

If you don't wear lion's fur, wear fox's fur

Keep up with the trend of the times, in order to lead the trend.If you can achieve your goals, you will not lose your reputation.If you lack charisma, you might as well use some skills. If one path does not work, take another path.Or take the bright road opened by courage, or take the winding path paved by skill.Skill is better than courage, if you can't get what you want, despise it
Don't easily embarrass yourself and others
Don't get angry easily, this will put yourself and others in an embarrassing situation.Some people are always on the verge of stupidity, and these people are, for themselves and others, a stumbling block to dignity.They are ubiquitous and difficult to get along with.Even if hundreds of troubles are caused in a day, they don't care.Anything and everything can annoy them, and they are against everyone and everything.They reverse the standard of judgment, and not a single thing gets their approval.They can't do anything well, but they can find fault with everything, which tests our patience and prudence.The kingdom of vulgarity is full of such monsters.

Appropriate hesitation is the embodiment of wisdom

The tongue is like a wild horse, once it is unleashed, it is very difficult to rein it in.It is like the pulse of the soul, by which a wise man can test the health of a man's soul.Careful observers use it to listen to the voice of the heart.Those who should be prudent are least prudent, and that is the worst thing that can happen.A wise man can avoid all kinds of difficulties and dangers, showing adept self-control.They always think twice before acting, like Janus who has two sides, and Argos who is always alert.Critic Momus (@希望话话的问题神, laughing at the god of metalwork for not opening a window in his chest when creating humans.) If he is really shrewd, he would like his hands to grow eyes instead of Open a window in the chest.

don't be a weirdo
Some people always behave strangely, either because of posturing, or because of carelessness.The erratic behavior they engage in is not so much a mark of distinction as a flaw.Just as some people are known for their ugly faces, eccentrics are also known for their eccentricities.These eccentricities are their distinctive marks, and are either ridiculed or irritated.

look at things as they are

Learn to look at things realistically, even if the world is against you, don't go against the current.Everything has its smooth side and its rough side.If you grab the blade, even the best weapon will hurt you; if you grab the hilt, even the most harmful thing will protect you.Many painful things can also make people happy if the positive side of things is considered.There are pros and cons to everything, and the smart thing to do is to find the pros.For the same thing, if you look at it from different angles, you will see different truths, so you should look at things from the perspective of happiness, and don't turn advantages into disadvantages.Some people can find joy in everything, others can only find sadness.It's a great survival rule that will protect you powerfully, no matter what the time of day or what you're after.

Know your major flaws
For every talent comes a corresponding defect, which, if you yield to it, grows into a tyrant.The way to overthrow this tyrant is to treat it with care.Recognize it at the outset and conquer it.Be as mindful of this deficiency as those who accuse you of it, and learn to be self-reflective if you want to be your own master.Once the biggest flaw has surrendered, the others will follow suit.

Learn to impress others
Most people behave not because they want to, but because they have to.It is not difficult to make people believe bad things, because bad things are easy to believe, even when they sometimes seem unbelievable.Even if a person is excellent, he also depends on the opinions of others.Some people become complacent when justice is on their side, but this is not enough, we must also show our strength to support it.To show favor to others, you don't give much, but you get back a lot.The actions of others are exchanged for words.The world is like a big house, and every item in the house will be used at least once in a year.Although many things have little value, they are indispensable in our lives.Here's what you have to remember: People always talk about something based on their emotions.

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