Be kind to people on the way up - you'll meet them again on your way down.
Interpretation
Treat others with kindness, as you may cross their paths again in the future.
This quote emphasizes the importance of kindness and humility in our interactions with others. It reminds us that the relationships we build while we are successful or 'on the way up' can influence our experiences later in life when we may not be at the top; those we treat with kindness may be the ones who support us in times of need.
In practice
During a motivational speech about the importance of treating others well.
The greatest minds, as they are capable of the highest excellencies, are open likewise to the greatest aberrations; and those who travel very slowly may yet make far greater progress, provided they keep always to the straight road, than those who, while they run, forsake it.
My falcon now is sharp and passing empty, and till she stoop she must not be full-gorged, for then she never looks upon her lure.
Action and contemplation are very close companions; they live together in one house on equal terms. Martha and Mary are sisters.
The early morning has gold in its mouth.
Ambition, if it feeds at all, does so on the ambition of others.
I have found that nothing so deceives your adversaries as telling them the truth.
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