Sirach 13
If you touch tar, it will stick to you, and if you keep company with arrogant people, you will come to be just like them. Don't try to lift something too heavy for you, and don't keep company with people who are richer and more powerful than you. You cannot keep a clay pot next to an iron kettle; the pot will break if it hits the kettle. If a rich person wrongs someone, he can afford to add insult to injury; but if a poor person is wronged, he is forced to apologize for himself. A rich person will use you as long as he can profit from it, but when you need him, he will leave you helpless. He will live with you as long as you have anything and will gladly drain you dry. If he needs you, he will trick you with his smiles and cheerful, kindly words.
Do you need anything? he will ask. He will feed you until you are embarrassed. Finally, when he has drained you two or three times over, he will laugh at you. If you see him later, he will pretend he doesn't know you, and will pass you by.
I want to touch upon "arrogance".
Arrogance is knowledge minus wisdom. Arrogance diminishes wisdom. Don't be arrogant, because arrogance kills curiosity and passion.
There is a thin line of difference between self-conviction and being arrogant. A person with self-conviction talks from a center of understanding and wisdom. He is all-inclusive and never has the intention to demean anybody. They dislike conformist behavior and false stupidity. On the other hand, an arrogant person is never inclusive of anybody and puts his knowledge and self-interest above others. An arrogant individual always wants to prove a point and has no self-conviction of any degree. An arrogant individual is mostly insecure and always wants to grab the attention of people. Arrogant people can be both loud mouth and extremely silent by nature.
Toba Beta beautifully quotes "Arrogance likes to appear humble in public".
One of the most significant drawbacks that arrogance can do to a person is it blocks the road to learning and curiosity. Because when you are arrogant, you will say, yeah, I know what you are talking about, and let me enlighten you with my most valuable opinion. Such a person can never learn anything new in life or show any slightest inclination to new people and new experiences. Arrogant personalities are one of the deepest loners. Their arrogancy won’t allow this fact to be exhibited publicly.
How to deal with Arrogant people? So, if you have to deal with an arrogant person, don’t waste your energy and time by getting into endless arguments with them. It gives them even more space to be arrogant. Keep showing through your company that love and affectionate behavior is way better than arrogancy. Be as light and let your inner calmness help them change for good. If nothing works, better ignore such people and move on instead of getting offended by their behavior. Also, don’t forget that arrogance is a grave mental tendency, and anybody can be arrogant in any given situation. So before pointing fingers at others, keep cross-checking your behavior and relationship with the world.
Don’t be arrogant, because arrogance kills curiosity and passion. – Mina Bissell
An arrogant bug is a cocky roach. – American Proverb
Arrogance is blind to the stumbling block. – Toba Beta
Arrogance is a roadblock on the highway of wisdom. – American Proverb
The arrogance of some people makes even their virtues appear vices. – Bouhours
Don’t confuse confidence with arrogance. Arrogance is being full of yourself, feeling you’re always right, and believing your accomplishments or abilities make you better than other people. People often believe arrogance is excessive confidence, but it’s really a lack of confidence.
Arrogant people are insecure, and often repel others. Truly confident people feel good about themselves and attract others to them. – Christie Hartman
Arrogance is a self-defense tactic to disguise insecurities. – Caroll Michels
Arrogance is a kingdom without a crown. – American Proverb
Good night friends 😇
