People go into things for the wrong reasons.
ROBERT GREENEWin through your actions, never through argument.
More Robert Greene Quotes
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Life goes by very fast. And the worst thing in life that you can have is a job that you hate, that you have no energy in, that you’re not creative with and you’re not thinking of the future. To me, might as well be dead.
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Hasty climbers have sudden falls.
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Be as fluid as water, do not give your enemies anything solid to attack.
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Understand: A person of power instills a kind of fear by deliberately unsettling those around him to keep the initative on his side.
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Do not leave your reputation to chance or gossip; it is your life’s artwork, and you must craft it, hone it, and display it with the care of an artist.
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Many a serious thinker has been produced in prisons, where we have nothing to do but think.
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If you’re just letting the time pass at your job, it’s just dead time and you’ll never get it back. If at that job you’re learning and you’re observing and you’re seeing about people and connections, it’s suddenly alive time.
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You cannot make anything worthwhile in this world unless you have first developed and transformed yourself.
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Nothing is stable in the realm of power, and even closest of friends can be transformed into the worst of enemies.
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The world wants to assign you a role in life. And once you accept that role you are doomed.
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When our emotions are engaged, we often have trouble seeing things as they are.
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I believe that everything happens for a reason, and what seems bad at first might in fact be something of a blessing.
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Nothing is given to you.
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Only create associations with positive affinities. Make this a rule of life and you will benefit more than from all the therapy in the world.
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For the future, the motto is, “No days unalert.”
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