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@ Antoni Salvatore
2025-03-11 03:37:49Most of your listeners will always be divided between those who wish for your failure and those who contribute to your downfall. As for this advice, it can never be repeated enough! Eyes and ears open, mouth almost always shut. A thousand times will still be too little to repeat it.
In the shadow of merit, envy grows. Clearly, people struggle to see a friend who started where they are and reached a level they never will. Just observe! It is very common that when an achievement happens in your life and you want to share it with others, your friend makes some remark underestimating your success and likely competes with you, becoming defensive as if everything were a competition.
How many times will they say it was luck? How many times will they claim that if they were in your place, they would do better? For this reason, do not share anything with a friend that you wouldn’t tell an enemy.
On the other hand, in friendship:
If it is unjust, do not do it; If it is a lie, do not speak it; If it is a secret, omertà! Never reveal a secret that a friend has confided in you, even when they become an opponent.
If someone speaks ill of your friends in your presence, consider it as if they were slandering you. Friendship means making your friends' just battles your own fights—it is about standing together and fighting alongside them.
Never expect loyalty from others, but always maintain your own. Is it difficult to find a loyal friend who does not disrespect others? Yes, of course! However, even harder is being one. Take care of your conduct so that it is beyond reproach.
Thank you for reading, my friend!
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