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Wednesday, 14 September 2011

Johnson on self-importance




He that overvalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.

Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)

This is one of my favourite Johnson quotes. It encapsulates the problems of leadership, political systems and the inevitable human weakness of all hierarchies. 
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3 comments:

  1. James Higham14 September 2011 at 13:40

    And we're on the road to that now. Think I'll go and make some lunch and forget all about it.

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  2. Macheath15 September 2011 at 08:42

    Never a truer word spoken!

    This should be written on the wall of every management office in the country.

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  3. A K Haart17 September 2011 at 18:46

    JH & M - yes, the more you think about this quote the more it chimes with what you know to be so.

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