Curate Your Inner Circle Quotes
You become the average of the people you keep closest. Choose a circle that raises your standards and half your growth is already handled. This Influence path holds history's wisest quotes on choosing who gets access to you. Scroll through and put them to work.
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“Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily, even if you had no title or position.”
“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.”
“It's the friends that you can call up at 4:00 am that matter.”
“Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow.”
“The language of friendship is not words, but meanings.”
“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
“A single rose can be my garden; a single friend, my world.”
“One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and be understood.”
“Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.”
“Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.”
“Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.”
“A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.”
“Our chief want in life, is someone who shall make us do what we can. This is the service of a friend. With him, we are easily great.”
“The quality of your life is the quality of your relationships.”
“Friendship equals proximity plus frequency plus duration plus intensity.”
“There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.”
“Be selective in choosing the relationships you want to spend energy on.”
“There are two types of people in this world: anchors and propellers.”
“A real friendship is not about what you can get, but what you can give. Real friendship is about making sacrifices and investing in people to help them improve their lives.”
“It’s not your fault when you outgrow people who had the chance to grow with you.”
“Through proximity, you absorb the traits, actions, and beliefs of the people you associate with. Consciously and unconsciously, their knowledge and ideas become a part of who you are.”
“If you want to know who really cares about you, pay close attention to who rallies to your side when you need help the most. Those are the people you want in your life. Chances are there will only be a few. But a few great ones are enough.”
“Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.”
“Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.”
“Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.”
“Bad company corrupts good character.”
“To change yourself, part of the solution might involve spending more time with the people who represent the change you seek.”
“Try before you trust.”
“Do not trust flatterers.”
“A man is known by the company he keeps.”
“Little friends may prove great friends.”
“Don’t spend time trying to maintain relationships with people you don’t like, and cut negative people out of your life. Negativity is really bad.”
“No matter what you choose, build stuff and be around smart people.”
“My treasure lies in my friends.”
“Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.”
“I don’t trust anyone who’s nice to me but rude to the waiter, because they would treat me the same way if I were in that position.”
“Misery loves company, but company often multiplies your misery.”
“A friend is someone you share your day with. An advocate is someone you shape your career with.”
“Advocates and mentors know all the cheat codes. Here’s the crazy part: If you’ll listen, they will give them to you.”
“Be around people who make you feel good. But also make you want to be better.”
“Filtering the people we allow into our lives is probably the most important factor in determining whether we will live a happy life or not.”
“The happy man in this life needs friends.”
“Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.”
“Young men, listen to an old man to whom old men listened when he was young.”
“If you’re surrounded by greatness – take notes, pay attention, and ask questions.”
“He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.”
“Better to have an open enemy, than hidden friends.”
“You can’t do a good business with a bad person. Find the right people to work with and you can’t go wrong.”
“Don’t burn bridges. You’ll be surprised how many times you have to cross the same river.”
“Ask yourself if you would feel comfortable giving your two best friends a key to your house. If not, look for some new best friends.”
