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they may be related to the sun, and just as brilliant, but they never appear in her company.
The more favors and gifts you supply to revive the friendship, the less gratitude you receive.
“Should I not thank you instead?” Without a worthy opponent, he explained, a man or group cannot grow stronger.
woman who is interested in a man wants to see that other women are interested in him, too.
what is unseen counts for nothing.
If you think it important to do all the work yourself, you will never get far, and you will suffer the fate of the Balboas and Teslas of the world.
than the love that follows reconciliation.
I would rather betray the whole world than let the world betray me.
As a leader you may imagine that constant diligence, and the appearance of working harder than anyone else, signify power. Actually, though, they have the opposite effect: They imply weakness. Why are you working so hard? Perhaps you are incompetent, and have to put in extra effort just to keep up; perhaps you are one of those people who does not know how to delegate, and has to meddle in everything. The truly powerful, on the other hand, seem never to be in a hurry or overburdened.
Never begin anything until you have reflected what will be the end of it.”
Experience shows that, if one foresees from far away the designs to be undertaken, one can act with speed when the moment comes to execute them.
wriggled
J. P. Morgan Sr. once told a jeweler of his acquaintance that he was interested in buying a pearl scarf-pin. Just a few weeks later, the jeweler happened upon a magnificent pearl. He had it mounted in an appropriate setting and sent it to Morgan, together with a bill for $5,000. The following day the package was returned. Morgan’s accompanying note read: “I like the pin, but I don’t like the price. If you will accept the enclosed check for $4,000, please send back the box with the seal unbroken.” The enraged jeweler refused the check and dismissed the messenger in disgust. He opened up the box
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scorned.
The Reality: The social realm has hard-set codes and boundaries. We understand these limits and know that we have to move within the same familiar circles, day in and day out. The Fantasy: We can enter a totally new world with different codes and the promise of adventure.
To bring power, fantasy must remain to some degree unrealized, literally unreal.
vainglorious
mortal
