Do not be lured by the need to be liked: better to be respected, even feared.

Robert Greene

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Bullies like him were only strong while assured of victory; when faced with anyone more powerful, they turned into fawning sycophants, desperate to prove themselves.

Once the ego inflates it will only come back to earth through some jarring failure.

If you want to reach a state of bliss, then go beyond your ego and the internal dialogue.

Goals must never be from your ego, but problems that cry for a solution.

Dr. Robert Schuller

It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.

Leaders who fail to prune their pride will meet demise. That's not a guess, it's a guarantee. With pride, it's not a matter of 'if' we will fall, but 'when.' There are no exceptions.

John C. Maxwell

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