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> [“True strength. There is no conflict with vulnerability or humility. Indeed, vulnerability and humility are essential here, and ultimately what makes strength true. One does not don the mask of strength in response to fear, which is a con, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darrell-calkins/true-strength-there-is-no-conflict-with-vulnerability-or-humility/)

Darrell Calkins

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## Other authors on Asian-philosophy

- [Camellia Yang 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asian-philosophy/camellia-yang/)

## More by Darrell Calkins

> [“True strength. There is no conflict with vulnerability or humility. Indeed, vulnerability and humility are essential here, and ultimately what makes strength true. One…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darrell-calkins/true-strength-there-is-no-conflict-with-vulnerability-or-humility/)

Darrell Calkins

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