"Appearing better than others is always dangerous, but most dangerous of all is to appear to have no faults or weaknesses. It is smart to occasionally display defects, and admit to harmless vices, in order to deflect envy and appear more human and approachable. Only gods and the dead can seem perfect with impunity."

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Source : Robert Greene (2010). “The 48 Laws Of Power”, p.16, Profile Books

Robert Greene

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“I feel that we should always be a real friend, always, even to those who chose to be fake. Not because they are nice but because you are.”
“Sometimes, to be silent is to be most eloquent.”
“After all, from the Muslim Brotherhood's inception in Egypt in 1928, it has been a revolutionary organization committed to the imposition worldwide of a totalitarian, supremacist Islamic doctrine they call shariah.”
“If youâ€™re concerned about scalability, any algorithm that forces you to run agreement will eventually become your bottleneck. Take that as a given.”
“The establishment irritates you - pull your beard, flick your face - to make you fight because once they've got you violent they know how to handle you. The only thing they don't know how to handle is non-violence and humour.”
“Mind is infinitely creative. And when it's not stuck, that's where the joy comes from. Something happens, and the way we think about it, understand it, see it, is actually hilarious, whereas before it used to depress us.”
“You canâ€™t talk mediocrity and expect to have victory. You are prophesying your future. If you want a shift to occur, youâ€™ve got to think positive.”
“Adventure is where you find it, any place, every place, except at home in the rocking chair.”

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