Do not show your wounded finger, for everything will knock up against it. The wise never confess to being hit. If you wish the one to cease and the other to endure, never disclose the source of pain or of joy. Complaining only makes us into a target for malice to shoot against because ill will searches for wounds to inflame. The wise hide harmful events and experiences—personal, biological, business—never nurturing with attention and talk memories best forgotten.