Do not be arrogant because of your knowledge, but confer wi… - Ptahhotep

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Do not be arrogant because of your knowledge, but confer with the ignorant man as with the learned. For knowledge has no limits, and none has yet achieved perfection in it. Good speech is more hidden than malachite, yet it is found in the possession of women slaves at the millstones.

Ptahhotep

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About Ptahhotep

, sometimes known as Ptahhotpe or Ptah-Hotep, is the name of a vizier and philosopher. He was vizier to Djedkare Isesi.

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Alternative Names: Ptah-Hotep • Ptah-hotep • Ptah Hotep • Ptahhotpe

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Confucius Pythagoras Baltasar Gracián James Burgh Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

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To resist him that is set in authority is evil.

Follow your desire as long as you live and do not perform more than is ordered; do not lessen the time of following desire, for the wasting of time is an abomination to the spirit... When riches are gained, follow desire, for riches will not profit if one is sluggish.

Be a craftsman in speech that thou mayest be strong, for the strength of one is the tongue, and speech is mightier than all fighting.

Do not be arrogant because of your knowledge, but confer with the ignorant man as with the learned. For knowledge has no limits, and none has yet ach… - Ptahhotep

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