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2 By advice giving – involving in it the appearance
of reprehension or exhibiting itself in a shape implying
the possession of an authority not recognized by the hearer
Even the giving good advice is the assumption of authority
on the score of wisdom.

A man may be in the wrong – but however egregiously
wrong you may deem him, – do not think it is incumbent on
you to set him right.

If the case require the interference of good advice, – so give
it the so that it may be least offensive to his self-esteem & self-complacency.

Speak to him rather alone than in company – rather
in the company of few than of many.

If a man be engaged in a pursuit in which
success is hopeless and the expense seriously prejudicial to him
advise him to abandon it.
But


Identifier: | JB/015/490/001
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015

Main Headings

deontology

Folio number

490a
"a" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 490.

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Image

001

Titles

Category

linking material

Number of Pages

2

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

f175

Penner

sir john bowring

Watermarks

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Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

5706

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