Don t say that he bathes incorrectly, just quickly. Don t say that he drinks incorrectly, just that he drinks a great amount. If you think this way, you won't run the risk of judging any appearances but those which you fully understand. Never call yourself a philosopher, nor talk a great deal about theories simply act according to them.
Silence is a fine thing.
Don t toss philosophical theorems out for debate, for there is danger in throwing out what you have not digested. If anyone tells you that you know nothing, and you are not bothered by it, you can be sure that you have begun your inner work. Sheep, for example, don t throw up their grass to show the shepherds how much they have eaten. Rather, after inwardly digesting their food, they outwardly produce wool and milk. So should you not debate philosophy, but demonstrate the actions produced by the philosophy after it has been digested.