Having failed to conquer myself, my best hope now is to arrange an alliance with myself.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Self-improvement is hard; if you can't fix yourself, try to cooperate with who you are.
- In plain terms
- Since I can't fix myself, I'll just work with myself.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept yourself when change isn't possible.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can you truly make peace with flaws?
- Is change always better than acceptance?
Another view
Sometimes change is necessary rather than just making peace.
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