# Quote — Robert Silverberg, The Gate of Worlds

> Like all bureaucrats, he was bewildered by an unpredictable development.

- Author: [Robert Silverberg](https://www.leafyquotes.com/robert-silverberg.md)
- Book: [The Gate of Worlds](https://www.leafyquotes.com/robert-silverberg/the-gate-of-worlds.md)
- Page: 33
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Robert_Silverberg#The_Gate_of_Worlds_(1967)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/robert-silverberg/the-gate-of-worlds/like-all-bureaucrats

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> Only a man who doubts his own bravery bristles when called a coward.

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> Take this as a bit of easy wisdom: people who try to rule over other people are going to be hated.

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