The last insanity of the rulers is to conclude that God speaks to them. Never worry as long as they speak to God but beware when God starts speaking to them. In fact this ridiculous illness befalls also a number of petty backyard tyrants, when some little power over people goes to their head.
This reminds me of a story:
One day as Tamerlane relaxed in private counsel with his favourite fool Nasreddin he grew inspired. In that moment of secrecy, away from the crowd, he felt inclined to confess the great truth and said:
"God speaks to me!"
The Hodja, looked at him very surprised and answered sternly:
"I didn't say anything."
This reminds me of a story:
One day as Tamerlane relaxed in private counsel with his favourite fool Nasreddin he grew inspired. In that moment of secrecy, away from the crowd, he felt inclined to confess the great truth and said:
"God speaks to me!"
The Hodja, looked at him very surprised and answered sternly:
"I didn't say anything."
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