The greatest trust, between man and man, is the trust of giving counsel. For in other confidences, men commit the parts of life; their lands, their goods, their children, their credit, some particular affair; but to such as they make their counsellors, they commit the whole: by how much the more, they are obliged to all faith and integrity.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Trusting someone with counsel is the highest form of trust because it involves sharing your entire life, not just parts.
- In plain terms
- Giving someone counsel is the deepest trust because you share your whole self.
- What can you take from it?
- Choose advisors carefully as they hold your whole life in trust.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who holds your deepest trust?
- What makes you trust someone with your whole self?
Another view
Some situations require quick decisions without counsel.
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