The problem is...why couldn't he follow his own advice?
Or, did his advice work great on him - but he was such a sad case that what we all saw of him was his best possible self?
Or, did his advice work great on him - but he was such a sad case that what we all saw of him was his best possible self?
I don't even fully understand the scope of this concern. He became a heavy drinker in his late years, not a child murderer.