more on this theme | more from this thinker | more from this text
Full Idea
The wise man should not be instructed, but should instruct.
Gist of Idea
Wise men aren't instructed; they instruct
Source
Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 0982a20)
Book Ref
Aristotle: 'Metaphysics', ed/tr. Lawson-Tancred,Hugh [Penguin 1998], p.8
A Reaction
I take this to refer to the duties of a wise man, as well as to his (or her) superior rights.