--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: We must know our own roles. We should…" description: "\"We must know our own roles. We should also know the roles that others play, and the rules such roles follow. In this manner, social harmony is maintain..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29b/f-sionil-jos-2399_act_we-must-know-our-own-roles-we-should-als_1196997.png" --- # We must know our own roles. We should also know the roles… ![“We must know our own roles. We should also know the roles that others play, and the rules such roles follow. In this manner, social harmony is maintained. It is when we overstep our roles, or act without knowing them, that social anarchy ensues.” quote by F. Sionil Jose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29b/f-sionil-jos-2399_act_we-must-know-our-own-roles-we-should-als_1196997.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29b/f-sionil-jos-2399_act_we-must-know-our-own-roles-we-should-als_1196997.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29b/f-sionil-jos-2399_act_we-must-know-our-own-roles-we-should-als_1196997.png) > “We must know our own roles. We should also know the roles that others play, and the rules such roles follow. In this manner, social harmony is maintained. It is when we overstep our roles, or act without knowing them, that social anarchy ensues.” [F. Sionil Jose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-sionil-jos/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Understanding and respecting personal and communal roles sustains social order; overstepping leads to chaos. **In simple terms:** Know your role and others’ to keep peace. 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