From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.
One often has need of one inferior to himself.
Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.
Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast.
We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.
Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.