Grow into your ideals so that life cannot rob you of them.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Develop your values internally so external circumstances cannot remove them.
- In plain terms
- Make your beliefs so strong that nothing can take them away.
- What can you take from it?
- Strengthen your character to protect your core values.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What ideals define you?
- How do you protect your values?
Another view
External pressures can still test even strong ideals.
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