“Recognizing our frailties without fearing them is the first step in turning them into strengths and preventing others from using them against us.”
Original: Riconoscere le nostre fragilità senza temerle è il primo passo per trasformarle in punti di forza e impedire agli altri di usarle contro di noi.
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Source: Guide for the Perplexed (c. 1190), Part III, Ch.12
Context: The second class of evils comprises such evils as people cause to each other, when, e. g., some of them use their strength against others. These evils are more numerous than those of the first kind... they likewise originate in ourselves, though the sufferer himself cannot avert them.
“Never show your frailties to who might use them to harm you.”
Original: Non mostrate mai le vostre fragilità a chi potrebbe usarle per farvi del male.
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Source: Guide for the Perplexed (c. 1190), Part III, Ch.12
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“They just hated and feared us because our government hated and feared them.”
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