If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- If you do not fight for what you claim to stand for, you do not truly stand for it.
- In plain terms
- Action proves what you believe.
- What can you take from it?
- Fight for your beliefs or admit you do not hold them.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are you not fighting for?
- How do you show what you stand for?
Another view
Some principles are too dangerous to fight for directly.
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