What the public criticizes in you, cultivate. It is you.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Public criticism points to your unique traits that should be strengthened.
- In plain terms
- If people criticize you for something, grow that thing because it is you.
- What can you take from it?
- Criticism highlights your unique strengths to cultivate.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you handle criticism?
- What makes you unique?
Another view
Not all criticism is constructive or accurate.
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