8. A gang of cynics can upset a whole city;a group of sages can calm everyone down.
9. A sage trying to work things out with a foolgets only scorn and sarcasm for his trouble.
10. Murderers hate honest people;moral folks encourage them.
11. A fool lets it all hang out;a sage quietly mulls it over.
12. When a leader listens to malicious gossip,all the workers get infected with evil.
13. The poor and their abusers have at least something in common:they can both see—their sight, God’s gift!
14. Leadership gains authority and respectwhen the voiceless poor are treated fairly.