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What does it mean?
He values self-sufficiency and internal identity over external opinion or borrowed status.
In plain terms
Care more about your own view of yourself than others views.
What can you take from it?
Build your wealth and identity from within.

Where it applies

  • career choices
  • social media
  • financial planning

Putting it to work

  • focus on self
  • avoid comparison
  • define success

Questions to consider

  • Who defines your worth?
  • Are you living for yourself or others?

Another view

Ignoring others feedback can lead to isolation or missed opportunities.

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  2. He who is not sure of his memory, should not undertake the trade of lying.

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  3. I do myself a greater injury in lying than I do him of whom I tell a lie.

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