Remember that unjust critisism is often a disquised compliment.
Interpretation
Unjust criticism can reveal hidden admiration.
This quote suggests that sometimes, when people criticize us unfairly or harshly, it may actually stem from their own insecurities or envy, indicating that there is something noteworthy about us. Therefore, rather than taking such criticism to heart, one should recognize it as an underlying compliment cloaked in negativity, encouraging resilience in the face of adversity.
In practice
In a motivational speech about handling negativity, one might use this quote to encourage resilience.
When I asked him -Mr.Henry Ford- if he ever worried, he replied: "No. I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe that every-thing will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about?
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
By talking to yourself about the things you have to be grateful for you can fill your mind with thoughts that soar and sing.
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
I can look back at my own life and see where a few words of praise have sharply changed my entire future. Can't you say the same thing about your life?
Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
The main thing, of course, always, is the fact that there is only one of you in the world, just one, and if that is not fulfilled then something has been lost. Ambition is not enough; necessity is everything.
Ask nothing; want nothing in return. Give what you have to give; it will come back to you, but do not think of that now.
I have no views as to where it will be, but the one thing I can tell you is it won't do anything between now and then except look at you. Whereas, you know, Coca-Cola (KO) will be making money, and I think Wells Fargo (WFC) will be making a lot of money and there will be a lot - and it's a lot - it's a lot better to have a goose that keeps laying eggs than a goose that just sits there and eats insurance and storage and a few things like that.
What matters are not the truths other people tell us or the practices that we are able to mimic, but the spiritual discoveries we make through personal investigation.
Until the juice ferments a while in the cask, it isn't wine. If you wish your heart to be bright, you must do a little work.
money is not everything but it ranks right up there with oxygen
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