"There is another story of [[George Marshall|Marshall]] sitting for one of the many official portraits that was required of him. **After appearing many times and patiently honoring the requests, [[George Marshall|Marshall]] was finally informed by the painter that he was finished and free to go. Marshall stood up and began to leave. “Don’t you want to see the painting?” the artist asked. “No, thank you,” Marshall said respectfully and left."** ([Location 1628](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01AWUTMB0&location=1628)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[humility]], [[self-reflection]], [[personal-values]], [[teaching-anecdotes]] **Source** -- [[202409161103 - B - Ego is the Enemy]]