The Tree and the Coin

I was watching a movie and the following caught my attention and it could be applied practically in our daily lives.

"One's conduct should be modeled after a tree, the trunk is rooted while its leaves flourish."

-This basically means we are rooted in solid principles while we expand and make our friends and connections and maintaining our principles.

"One's attitude should be like a coin, square on the inside while smooth on the edges."
-this means that no matter how solid we are with our principles inside we should also know how to blend in with people who don't have the same point of view like we do.