There is way to win with dignity and a way to win without it. The inferior choose the latter, the superior the former.
Instead of building a wall to protect, the petty manipulate the other. Instead of becoming something greater to defeat, to protect, and to win, the petty seek to disturb, to disease, to manipulate.
The dignified, do not fight by toying with another, but by becoming what they need to be to win.
So go ahead, petty boys, toy all you want, but you will see that in manipulating, you do not become stronger, better, more capable, but merely survived this day, and maintained an illusion of safety.
The lion roars and brawls and eats, right in front of your face, the other finds a corner to manipulate, to control, to hide, to deceive.
So, next time you see a man seeking to win by manipulating or tampering with the other, know that his time is short, for in doing so, he may win for a time, but will lack the strength and build to win in time.
The hyena bites and squeals and heckles and runs back. Then tries once more, but with the stride of the lion, the strike of his arm, and the clenching of his teeth, the battle is won, and as the pride arrives, they flee, they hide, without a moment’s hesitation.