Robert Greene

Keep your friends for friendship, but work with the skilled and competent ↗

— Robert Greene

#friendship

Sweet are the thoughts that savour of content, The quiet mind is richer than a crown... ↗

— Robert Greene

#peace #quiet #contentment

...But the human tongue is a beast that few can master. It strains constantly to break out of its cage, and if it is not tamed, it will tun wild and cause you grief. ↗

— Robert Greene

#power-of-words #psychology #psychology

12--Lose Battles, But Win The War: Grand Strategy 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

#art

For the future, the motto is, "No days unalert. ↗

— Robert Greene

#inspirational

A Prince asked the dying spanish statesman, "Does your Excellency forgive all your enemies?" "I do not have to forgive all my enemies," answered the stateman, "I have had them all shot. ↗

— Robert Greene

#forgiveness

Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter ↗

— Robert Greene

#inspirational-quotes #nerve #success #inspirational

Any titles, money, or privilege you inherit are actually hindrances. They delude you into believing you are owed respect. ↗

— Robert Greene

#respect #money

It is time to reverse this prejudice against conscious effort and to see the powers we gain through practice and discipline as eminently inspiring and even miraculous. ↗

— Robert Greene

#practice #inspirational

Creative Endeavors are by their nature uncertain. ↗

— Robert Greene

#nature