Ptahhotep · Philosophy
Ptahhotep’s counsel for those who hold power - hear the petitioner patiently, for a good hearing soothes the heart; guard against greed, the one disease he calls incurable; and stay humble in success, remembering that high place is a gift, not a private achievement.
You learned that Ptahhotep taught leaders to hear the petitioner fully (the hearing itself ‘soothes the heart’), to guard above all against covetousness - which he called a grievous, incurable inner malady - and to stay humble in success. Explain his vision of leadership without arrogance.
Leads to Seneca.
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