Devotion

Wisdom is not just intellectual—it is of the heart. It includes the capacity to receive direction, to accept correction, to be moved by counsel. The fool, by contrast, talks constantly but listens to nothing. His chatter—his constant noise, his endless explanation, his justification—eventually isolates him and leads to ruin. No one wants to work with someone who cannot listen. No one wants to advise someone who has already decided everything. The wise person, by contrast, is characterized by a certain receptiveness. They are thoughtful before they speak. They can hold someone else's perspective without immediately defending their own. This is not weakness; it is the kind of strength that can actually change and grow.