To a bully who had humiliated him earlier in his life:

This man is a hero. I could have killed him when he humiliated me — but then I would not have become famous. I endured humiliation so I could preserve myself for greater accomplishments in the future.


The Wisdom of the Tao (Hampton Roads Publishing, 2018), p. 66


This man is a hero. I could have killed him when he humiliated me — but then I would not have become famous. I endured humiliation so I could...

This man is a hero. I could have killed him when he humiliated me — but then I would not have become famous. I endured humiliation so I could...

This man is a hero. I could have killed him when he humiliated me — but then I would not have become famous. I endured humiliation so I could...

This man is a hero. I could have killed him when he humiliated me — but then I would not have become famous. I endured humiliation so I could...