You can't retire to weakness -- you've got to learn to control strength.

Wallace Stegner
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Though it is sometimes hard to admit, we often turn to less efficient ways of achieving a goal when we are in a position of weakness. If we are unable to take charge of our own lives, that means we have been pushed around by someone weaker. Instead of letting others make decisions for us, we should learn to control our own strength.

Source: Angle Of Repose

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