Robert Greene Short Quotes

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Always make those above you feel comfortably superior.

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The need for certainty is the greatest disease the Mind faces

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Lord, protect me from my friends; I can take care of my enemies.

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Real action and true helpfulness are perhaps the ultimate charm.

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People are more complicated than the masks they wear in society.

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When it comes to mastering a skill, time is the magic ingredient.

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Set a beggar on horse backe, they saie, and hee will neuer alight.

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The time that leads to mastery is dependent on the intensity of our focus.

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Never be put off by your target's anger; it is a sure sign of enslavement.

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There is nothing more intoxicating than victory, and nothing more dangerous.

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When our emotions are engaged, we often have trouble seeing things as they are.

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A noble mind disdains to hide his head, And let his foes triumph in his overthrow.

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For as one star another far exceeds, So souls in heaven are placed by their deeds.

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When it comes to power, outshining the master is perhaps the worst mistake of all.

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The passive ironic attitude is not cool or romantic, but pathetic and destructive.

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The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways.

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Only your hearts be frolic, for the time Craves that we taste of naught but jouissance.

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The moment people feel they know what to expect from you, your spell on them is broken.

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Weep not, my wanton, smile upon my knee;When thou art old there's grief enough for thee.

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Never take your position for granted and never let any favors you receive go to your head.

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Love is a lock that linketh noble minds,
Faith is the key that shuts the spring of love.

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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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The world wants to assign you a role in life. And once you accept that role you are doomed.

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No one is really going to help you or give you direction. In fact, the odds are against you.

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No moment is wasted if you pay attention and learn the lessons contained in every experience.

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When the snipe and the mussel struggle, the fisherman gets the benefit. Ancient Chinese saying

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Your work is the single greatest means at your disposal for expressing your social intelligence.

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Mistakes and failures are precisely your means of education. They tell you about your own inadequacies.

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You cannot make anything worthwhile in this world unless you have first developed and transformed yourself.

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Though men determine, the gods doo dispose: and oft times many things fall out betweene the cup and the lip.

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