Never complain about what you permit.
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Complaining about things you allow or accept without protest is hypocritical.
- In plain terms
- Do not complain about things you knowingly allow to happen.
- What can you take from it?
- Stop accepting situations you later complain about.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are you allowing that you later complain about?
- Where do you feel powerless to change something?
Another view
It ignores situations where people lack the power to change circumstances.
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