As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task.
Of what use is a philosopher who doesn't hurt anybody's feelings?
I am looking for a human.
By worrying as little as possible about fame.
If you are to be kept right, you must possess either good friends or red-hot enemies. The one will warn you, the other will expose you.
I pissed on the man who called me a dog. Why was he so surprised?