...There are also those who inadvertently grant power to another man's words by continuously trying to spite him. If a man gets to the point where he can simply say, 'The sky is blue, ' and people indignantly rush up trying to refute him saying, 'No, the sky is light blue, ' then, whether they realize it or not, he has become an authority figure even to such adversaries. Criss Jami
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In the book "The Art of War" Sun Tzu advises that a wise leader will use a wise man or a wise woman to help them defeat an enemy. The greatest gift that a person can give to another is their wisdom, and there are those who inadvertently grant power to another man's words by continuously trying to spite him. If a man gets to the point where he can simply say, “The sky is blue,” and people indignantly rush up trying to refute him saying, “No, the sky is light blue,” then, whether they realize it or not, he has become an authority figure even to such adversaries.

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