Counsel

A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.

— William Blake, Proverbs of Hell

By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

— Confucius, translated by James Legge, Analects, XVII.2

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.

— Oscar Wilde, Intentions: The Critic as Artist