Be brutal with the past, especially your own, and have no respect for the philosophies that are foisted on you from outside.
ROBERT GREENEIt is the fool who always rushes to take sides. Do not commit to any side or cause by yourself. By maintaining your independence, you become the master of others — playing people against one another, making them pursue you.
More Robert Greene Quotes
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Hasty climbers have sudden falls.
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Fear creates its own self-fulfilling dynamic- as people give into it, they lose energy and momentum. Their lack of confidence translates into inaction that lowers confidence levels even further, on and on.
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Mistakes and failures are precisely your means of education. They tell you about your own inadequacies.
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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 it comes to power, outshining the master is perhaps the worst mistake of all.
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The human tongue is a beast that few can master.
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Be as fluid as water, do not give your enemies anything solid to attack.
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The moment people feel they know what to expect from you, your spell on them is broken.
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No moment is wasted if you pay attention and learn the lessons contained in every experience.
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You cannot make anything worthwhile in this world unless you have first developed and transformed yourself.
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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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True genius, in strategy or anywhere, lies in self-control, self-mastery, presence of mind, fluidity of thought.
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Boldness makes even the smallest animal dangerous.
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For the future, the motto is, “No days unalert.”
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Your unhappiness is a way of speaking to you, it’s telling you something isn’t right.
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