When you show yourself to the world and display your talents, you naturally stir all kinds of resentment, envy, and other manifestations of insecurity... you cannot spend your life worrying about the petty feelings of others

Robert Greene
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In the world, you will have many people who will look down on you. They might be jealous of you or try to take what you have. In order to rise above the jealousy and resentment in your life, you have to show your talents to the world. If there is a problem, people tend to get angry and hostile when you show them something they can’t do.

Source: The 48 Laws Of Power

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