I find the training of the mind that Zen puts people through is by far to me, the most interesting, one of the most interesting disciplines. Robert Greene More Quotes by Robert Greene More Quotes From Robert Greene The Crown. Place it upon your head and you assume a different post-tranquil yet radiating assurance. Never show doubt, never lose your dignity beneath the crown, or it will not fit. It will seem to be destined for one more worthy. Do not wait for a coronation; the greatest emporers crown themselves. Robert Greene differentdoubtwaiting Lord, protect me from my friends; I can take care of my enemies. Robert Greene haterfunnyenemy Mistakes and failures are precisely your means of education. They tell you about your own inadequacies. Robert Greene masterymistakemean Mastery is not a function of I.Q. or natural talent or wealthy parents who can send you to the best school, but rather the result of going through a learning process, fueled by the desire to grow and the persistence to push past any obstacles. Robert Greene persistencepastschool A lot of, a big problems that people have nowadays is that they can't stand moments of no stimulation in their life so they're constantly lurking, looking for entertainment, video games. Robert Greene videogamespeople Think of it this way: There are two kinds of failure. The first comes from never trying out your ideas because you are afraid, or because you are waiting for the perfect time. This kind of failure you can never learn from, and such timidity will destroy you. The second kind comes from a bold and venturesome spirit. If you fail in this way, the hit that you take to your reputation is greatly outweighed by what you learn. Repeated failure will toughen your spirit and show you with absolute clarity how things must be done. Robert Greene twoideasthinking It is in fact the height of selfishness to merely consume what others create and to retreat into a shell of limited goals and immediate pleasures. Robert Greene creatingselfishgoal Boldness makes even the smallest animal dangerous Robert Greene smallestdangerousanimal Grand strategy is the art of looking beyond the present battle and calculating ahead. Focus on your ultimate goal and plot to reach it. Robert Greene focusgoalart You're always feeling powerless in life. If you're in an abusive relationship or working for what we call a psychotic boss sometimes the only option is to leave because you're emotions get so entangled with these manipulative people that staying there you're just helpless because they're good at passive aggressive games and you're not, so you have to leave. Robert Greene bossgamespeople Keep your friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent Robert Greene competentsuccess People around you, constantly under the pull of their emotions, change their ideas by the day or by the hour, depending on their mood. You must never assume that what people say or do in a particular moment is a statement of their permanent desires. Robert Greene desirepeopleideas Your unhappiness is a way of speaking to you, it's telling you something isn't right. Robert Greene unhappinessway Win through your actions, never through argument. Robert Greene argumentwinningaction When our emotions are engaged, we often have trouble seeing things as they are. Robert Greene engagedemotiontrouble When people are too present, too familiar or too in our face, something happens to us psychologically. We begin to tune them out, we begin to get sick of them, we begin to know them so well and become so familiar with who they are that we loose a bit of respect for them. You pass a certain threshold with the fact that you're too present in their lives, too much in their face and once that threshold is passed you're never going to repair it they have lost a certain respect for you. Robert Greene sicktunespeople Be as fluid as water, do not give your enemies anything solid to atack Robert Greene givingwaterenemy Understand: A person of power instills a kind of fear by deliberately unsettling those around him to keep the initative on his side. Robert Greene powerfearsides If you make a show of going against the times, flaunting your unconventional ideas and unorthodox way, people will think that you only want attention and that you look down upon them.They will find away to punish you for making them feel inferior. It is far safer to blend in and nurture the common touch. Share your originality only with tolerant friends and those who are sure to appreciate your uniqueness. Robert Greene peopleideasthinking If you're just letting the time pass at your job, it's just dead time and you'll never get it back. If at that job you're learning and you're observing and you're seeing about people and connections, it's suddenly alive time. Robert Greene connectionsjobspeople
