The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna P.863

Those actually engaged in a game of chess do not always judge the
moves on the board correctly. The onlookers often judge the moves
better than the players. Worldly people often think themselves very
intelligent, but they are attached to the things of the world. They
are the actual players and cannot understand their own moves
correctly. But holy men, who have renounced everything, are unattached
to the world; they are really more intelligent than worldly people.
Since they do not take any part in worldly life, their position is
that of onlookers, and so they see things more clearly.