Temper your antipathy ( Baltasar Gracian)
Here I talk about the following passage from Baltasar Gracian book The Art of Worldly Wisdom 046. Temper your antipathy. We hate some people instinctively, even before we are aware of their good qualities. And sometimes this vulgar, natural aversion is directed towards the eminent. Let prudence keep it in check: there is nothing more demeaning than to abhor the best people. It is as excellent to get along with heroes as it is disgraceful to treat them with
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