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What does it mean?
You should rise above a gray main (or dominant situation).
In plain terms
Stand up against a dull or oppressive circumstance.
What can you take from it?
Don't accept mediocrity; seek improvement.

Where it applies

  • facing a stagnant job
  • living in a dull routine

Putting it to work

  • set new goals
  • seek change

Questions to consider

  • What gray situation are you staying in?
  • How can you rise above it?

Another view

The phrase is vague and may not apply universally.

More from Adolf Freiherr Knigge

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  2. Wer immer in Zerstreuungen lebt, wird fremd im eigenen Herzen.

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