Though such authority and respect shouldn't be handed to all and sundry, have in caution's innermost room a confidant, a faithful mirror, whose correction you value when disillusionment is necessary.

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When Samuel Johnson said, “Though such authority and respect shouldn’t be handed to all and sundry, have in caution’s innermost room a confidant, a faithful mirror, whose correction you value when disillusionment is necessary,” he was saying that it is important to be able to go to someone for advice when you are having a problem. It's important to find someone who will listen to you and give you the time you need to explain your side of things.

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