Robert Greene Quotes

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• For as one star another far exceeds, So souls in heaven are placed by their deeds.
• Understand: you are one of a kind. Your character traits are a kind of chemical mix that will never be repeated in history. There are…
• Trouble can often be traced to a single strong individual — the stirrer, the arrogant underling, the poisoner of goodwill. If you allow such people…
• Appearing better than others is always dangerous, but most dangerous of all is to appear to have no faults or weaknesses. It is smart to…
• Everything is judged by its appearance; what is unseen counts for nothing. Never let yourself get lost in the crowd, then, or buried in oblivion.…
• When you are trying to impress people with words, the more you say, the more common you appear, and the less in control. Even if…
• Any momentary triumph you think you have gained through argument is really a Pyrrhic victory. The resentment and ill will you stir up is stronger…
• You can die from someone else's misery — emotional states are as infectious as diseases. You may feel you are helping the drowning man but…
• If you have no enemies, find a way to make them.
• All great leaders since Moses have known that a feared enemy must be crushed completely. (Sometimes they have learned this the hard way.) If one…
• It is the fool who always rushes to take sides. Do not commit to any side or cause by yourself. By maintaining your independence, you…
• Creative Endeavors are by their nature uncertain.
• Twere sin to stain fair Venus' courts with blood
• When the snipe and the mussel struggle, the fisherman gets the benefit. Ancient Chinese saying
• If you make a show of going against the times, flaunting your unconventional ideas and unorthodox way, people will think that you only want attention…
• 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…
• I know My God commands, whose power no power resists.
• Still uncertain as to our identity, we think that what matters in the work world is gaining attention and making friends. And these misconceptions and…
• Defeat Them in Detail: The Divide and Conquer Strategy. Look at the parts and determine how to control the individual parts, create dissension and leverage…
• Set a beggar on horse backe, they saie, and hee will neuer alight.

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