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The annoyance caused by the intrusion of good advice has been referred
to while inquiry was engaged in the claims of abstential benevolence.
In the too frequent way of communicating even useful counsels there is
almost invariably something to vex – often to insult – & almost
always the arrogance which assumes authority, – & exercises a
species of despotism. Now if men were as willing, – & as ready
to give reasons as they are to give rules much mischief might
be prevented & some good might be done. Pride is undoubtedly
gratified by the being enabled to deal out of its animadversions – & self-regard is
flattered, – but at a terrible expense – a great sacrifice of
benevolence. Yet it is no small part, of good-breeding & good morals the to giveing
appropriate advice appropriately. is no

There is a class of people in the world. offensive
intruders – forward hypocrites – & bold usurpers – who under
the mask of friendly advisers do prodigious are great creators of misery.

Vice is never so much at ease – never more
tyrannical – never more ambitious, – than when it imagines
it has found a mask, under the cover & protection of which it
may pass off for virtue. And masks there are which even to a certain extent
deceive even the wearers – a deceit to which they lend themselves
with alacrity – & take from find in their own delusion encouragement
to practice further make daring experiments on the credulity, – timidity, – or dependence
of others.

By no other means can a man give himself so good
a chance of conquering the weakness which he finds in his way
of acting on subduing the wills of others by the instrumentality of their
understandings, – as by taking upon himself the character of
a giver of good advice.

In this character some men so dextrously
comport themselves as to make abuse of others the very instrument
of self elevation.

Not that on every occasion the counsels of the
adviser – even though injudicious – can be taken as evidence of
an unfriendly purpose. For foolish though it be – hastily concocted
& inconsiderately communicated it may have had its source
in sympathy & be really a mark of good will.

But such cases are exceptions. Selfishness
untouched by sympathy – is ordinarily the inspirer of the

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Box	015	Main Headings	deontology
Folio number	563	Info in main headings field
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Category	linking material	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f249
Penner	sir john bowring	Watermarks
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