It's the giving that makes one stronger, but sometimes the taking can make one weaker, if even vulnerable or blinding.

One can talk good and shower down roses, but it's the receiver that has to walk through the thorns, and all its false expectations.

If you can't please yourself some of the time, how do you expect to please people all the time? Not everyone is going to appreciate you for your efforts and deeds.

A successful person expects a clapping hand, an ailing person expects an open hand.