@theromanmind_: Voltaire (1694-1778) understood something most people learn too late. The moment you find out someone is talking about you behind your back - most people confront. Most people explode. Most people lose everything over someone who was never really their friend. Voltaire knew better. The most powerful person in the room is never the loudest. It is the one who sees everything and says nothing. Don't confront. Don't react. Don't let your face tell him anything. Just watch. Adjust in silence. Move in silence. And never forget what someone showed you when they thought you weren't looking. Because that moment told you everything words never could. #voltaire #darkacademia #philosophy #mindset#lifelessons