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Japanese proverb of the day: 'A single moment of shame can outlive years of pride'- a reminder that reputation is the only legacy that truly endures
The Japanese proverb ‘a single moment of shame can outlive years of pride’ is a counsel of awareness that the world remembers our worst moments far longer than it celebrates our best ones, and that human memory is wired to hold onto disappointment more tightly than admiration. The proverb doesn't ask us to live in anxiety about how we appear, it asks us to live with enough self-respect that the person we are in our most unguarded, unwatched moments is someone we would not be ashamed to introduce to the world.
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Japanese proverb of the day: 'A single moment of shame can outlive years of pride'- a reminder that reputation is the only legacy that…
The Japanese proverb ‘a single moment of shame can outlive years of pride’ is a counsel of awareness that the world remembers our worst moments far longer than it celebrates our…
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