Wise fool

“A wise fool has learned not to take oneself too seriously or to respond to defensively. One accepts the fact that life is laced with surprises and embarrassments; one relinquishes the demand to always be above shame. The wise fool has given up tensions of feeling self imposed expectations of complete competence and constant superiority. The wise fool who fumbles can shrug with self accepting chagrin and being temporarily less than expected; the wise fool who stumbles can smile and laugh at the faux pas.” - David Augsberger