Some prices are just too high, no matter how much you may want the prize. The one thing you can't trade for your heart's desire is your heart.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- There are costs to achieving your desires that are unacceptable, specifically sacrificing your own integrity or essence.
- In plain terms
- Do not sacrifice your soul for success.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize when a price is too high to pay.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What would you never trade for success?
- Where have you compromised?
Another view
Sometimes people do trade their integrity for success without realizing it.
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