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Art of Worldly Wisdom
Chapter 94
Strategic Reserve

Constantin Opris

Never let the world plumb your depths. The world disregards and diminishes the clearly known but projects much more than the reality on the implied, on the unknown, and the mysterious. Let people see the surface but not the inner core, the results but not the causes, the accomplishments but never the full capacity, the extent of your skills, or the depths of your insight and wisdom. Much more admiration arises when people have to guess the extent of your skill no matter how great the reality.

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