When emerging from humble beginnings, those around you tend to underestimate your authenticity because they knew you before … - Criss Jami

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At one and the same time, therefore, society is everything and society is nothing. Society is the most powerful concoction in the world and society has no existence whatsoever

Criss Jami

When emerging from humble beginnings, those around you tend to underestimate your authenticity because they knew you before you were 'somebody'.

Authenticity, Emerging, Humble, Underestimate

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Frequent risk-takers have had their fair shares of failures and successes, hence, being confident in reaching their goals, they will usually seem insensitive to whether or not they look foolish or cool to other people.

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For the believer, humility is honesty about one's greatest flaws to a degree in which he fearless about truly appearing less righteous than another.

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I only seem negative to the fortunate. That's because I show the less fortunate that they aren't less fortunate after all.

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Your love is as stable as you are: It's not about how good a person makes you feel, but rather what good you can do for them.

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If you want to find the real competition, just look in the mirror. After awhile you'll see your rivals scrambling for second place.

Awhile, Competition, Look, Mirrors, Real

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