You have to come up in the world before it's worthwhile for those worth less to put you down.
Interpretation
Success often leads to jealousy, and those who are insecure may try to undermine you.
This quote by Malcolm Forbes suggests that as you achieve success and rise in life, you may face criticism or negativity from those who feel threatened by your accomplishments. It highlights the idea that some people may not support you until you have reached a certain level of success, reflecting their own insecurities or envy.
In practice
In a motivational speech about achieving personal goals.
Over the years, I've evolved a somewhat heretical but time-and mind-saving approach to books, articles, editorials that deal with weighty matters. More often than not, by beginning at the end and contemplating the conclusions, one can determine if it's worth going through the whole to get there.
Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely like exercising authority usually lose it.
To live long and achieve happiness, cultivate the art of radiating happiness.
The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
If you never budge, don't expect a push.
It's never a good deal when only one party thinks it is.
The Green Bay Packers never lost a football game. They just ran out of time.
A battle won is a battle which we will not acknowledge to be lost.
You become what you believe - not what you wish or want but what you truly believe. Wherever you are in life, look at your beliefs. They put you there.
I was saying "I'm the greatest" long before I believed it.
All power is within you; you can do anything and everything. Believe in that, do not believe that you are weak; do not believe that you are half-crazy lunatics, as most of us do nowadays. You can do anything and everything without even the guidance of any one.
Please donβt get hung up on this question of whether you need to have experience in an industry before you launch your startup.
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