The poorer we are inwardly, the more we try to enrich ourselves outwardly. ~ Bruce Lee

Ciderglove · 2013-10-03T10:57:37+00:00

What this says to me is that people who are really confident in themselves feel less pressure to show off or clown in front of other people.

itsmsbetty · 2013-10-03T15:56:36+00:00

The loud mouth braggart with all the expensive toys.

RedStrike · 2013-10-03T19:14:23+00:00

He means the poorer we are inside (lack of humility, confidence, courage, respect), we try to make it up by being flashy on the outside.

The more inner game we have, the less we have to show on the outside.

ZiRALiX · 2013-10-03T20:56:31+00:00

The emptier we are, the more approval we seek. The emptier you are the needier you come across. Bruce has a philosophy degree.

ThrowawayPUA · 2013-10-03T20:16:22+00:00

"The less we have to say, the more we try to find a celebrity quotation to say something for us."

-ThrowawayPUA

juloxx · 2013-10-03T17:37:18+00:00

DOes this mean Bruce was poor inwardly, because it seems he worked hard to demonstrate his mastery of kung fu to the external world...

Ialwaysbluff · 2013-10-03T18:06:35+00:00

It just means that insecure, unhappy people try to buy happiness by surrounding themselves with stuff that they feel will make them happy. Likely because they think it will grant them the ability to elevate them over others in their mind. People will see how well they are doing and how awesome they are based on their stuff.

Not sure why its in seddit though. My guess is that is ironic and that the OP is posting this because in it material possessions are interchangeable with beautiful women and sexual encounters. Some robe themselves in these as a method of feeling better about themselves. Surely the removal of the anxiety of varying degrees of social isolation or an inability to communicate with females will bring a legitimate measure of happiness, but the happiness of being a gigolo is a shallow one. Building real, deep, lasting, and meaningful ones is a different skill and brings about a real happiness. In the end, being lord over yourself, not others, is where happiness comes from. And if you are poor there, you can always get an ice-filled watch.

ClintMidwestwood · 2013-10-03T22:43:57+00:00

as in, if you feel very bad, youll seek whatever is valued better to enrich themselves for permanence, or a minor sedative to how you truly feel.
As everyone should know, nothing is permanent, seek enlightenment; not drugs.

NewLineCinema · 2013-10-03T10:55:35+00:00

So if you don't think much of yourself you'll try to do more with your life or acquire more things?

TooCool123 · 2013-10-04T00:05:02+00:00

This says to me that the lower self esteem you have the more you try to make yourself better on the outside (physical appearance for example). I can connect to this really well right now.

atlkrunk · 2013-10-03T19:33:54+00:00

When im not doing what I love which is coding cool projects and making money I get into more random outwardly activities.

CoffeeInMyHand · 2013-10-04T06:49:23+00:00

What this says to me is that its ok to scoff...SCOFF...at the ladies picking up the magazines in the checkout lane.

CoffeeInMyHand · 2013-10-04T06:58:14+00:00

I like to think that I get this. Several people that I know express themselves through expensive material possessions. The thing is, they are fucking great people, though flawed like me, and probably you! I love this statement because its more of more an introspective line of thought. You cant place this on other people because you have to spend so much time looking at yourself that you begin to understand other people and where they might come from. Unless they are an asshole. Screw those guys.

momanddads · 2013-10-04T09:57:45+00:00

Downvote me again, faggots, you know it's true!

momanddads · 2013-10-04T09:59:18+00:00

AM I trying to enrich myself outwardly, you dumb FUCKS? OR am I the only one who wants downvotes down there?

momanddads · 2013-10-03T14:57:38+00:00

Day Game doesn't appeal to Bruce Lee, is my conclusion.

The poorer we are inwardly, the more we try to enrich ourselves outwardly. ~ Bruce Lee

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Title	The poorer we are inwardly, the more we try to enrich ourselves outwardly. ~ Bruce Lee
Author	presariopresario
Upvotes	235
Comments	37
Date	October 3, 2013 7:53 AM UTC (12 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/seduction
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