"It is in fact the height of selfishness……" — Robert Greene
"It is in fact the height of selfishness to merely consume what others create and to retreat into a shell of limited goals and immediate pleasures."
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108 Quotes by Robert Greene
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Her lips are roses over-washed with dew, Or like the purple of Narcissus' flower; No frost their fair, no wind…
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The quiet mind is richer than a crown....Such sweet content, such minds, such sleep, such bliss beggars enjoy when princes…
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People are more complicated than the masks they wear in society.
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Understand: A person of power instills a kind of fear by deliberately unsettling those around him to keep the initative…
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When our emotions are engaged, we often have trouble seeing things as they are.
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When you show yourself to the world and display your talents, you naturally stir all kinds of resentment, envy, and…
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If you are unsure of a course of action, do not attempt it. Your doubts and hesitations will infect your…
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Keep your friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent
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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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Do not leave your reputation to chance or gossip; it is your life's artwork, and you must craft it, hone…
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There is nothing more intoxicating than victory, and nothing more dangerous.
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Never assume that the person you are dealing with is weaker or less important than you are. Some people are…
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More Consume Quotes
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Just don't let the hype of what people are saying and how much they love you, y'know, just take the…
— Mary J. Blige
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The mere attempt to examine my own confusion would consume volumes.
— James Agee
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We need the Chinese to - you know, spend more, save less - consume more and not be so focused…
— David Cameron
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All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel…
— Noam Chomsky
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There is massive propaganda for everyone to consume. Consumption is good for profits and consumption is good for the political…
— Noam Chomsky
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Black people comprehend the South. We understand its weight. It has rested on our backs... I knew that my heart…
— Maya Angelou
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It is a fact that, in the West, we live in a capitalist society, but that does not mean that…
— Giorgio Armani
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We may be forced to consume considerable time before the spirit cooperates. For example, God would like to enlarge the…
— Watchman Nee
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When a man is down on his luck he seems to consume all he can get of coffee and doughnuts.
— Robertson Davies
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One set of messages of the society we live in is: Consume. Grow. Do what you want. Amuse yourselves. The…
— Susan Sontag
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Let weak Christians know that a spark from heaven, though kindled under green wood that sobs and smokes, yet it…
— Richard Sibbes
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An honest man is one who knows that he can't consume more than he has produced.
— Ayn Rand
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