You must avoid the trait of haughtiness in arrogance…

You must avoid the trait of haughtiness in arrogance which entices a person to think that they are important and deserve respect and honor. But you must also avoid the opposite, the feeling of inferiority that whispers to a person that you are worthless.

— from The Relationship With Yourself (Traits/Reflection) · GB : Monday, June 19, 2023 8:22 PM

In the book

That balance is the whole art. You must avoid the trait of haughtiness and arrogance, which whispers that you are more important than you are and deserve special honor — and you must equally avoid its opposite, the feeling of worthlessness that whispers you are nothing. The target sits exactly between those two cliffs. — The Relationship With Yourself (Traits/Reflection)

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