Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- People are often trapped by their own limiting beliefs rather than external circumstances.
- In plain terms
- Your mindset controls your freedom more than fate does.
- What can you take from it?
- Change your thinking to change your situation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What beliefs hold you back?
- How much of your life is self imposed?
Another view
External constraints like poverty or oppression can also imprison people.
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