<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The opposite of a trait is not its enemy; it is... > The opposite of a trait is not its enemy; it is often its missing regulator. Generosity gives selfishness social circulation, courage gives fear mobility, and patience gives urgency enough time to become accurate. **Source:** [[livestreams/Radical Self-Acceptance and Expanding the Opposite - Workbook|Radical Self-Acceptance and Expanding the Opposite]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The opposite of a trait is not its enemy; it is often its missing regulator. Generosity gives selfishness social circulation, courage gives fear mobility, and patience gives urgency enough time to become accurate.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-opposite-trait-enemy-time-become-accurate ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->