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September 29, 2007
remaining firm in your choice
It is sometimes better to persist in a course elected, even when the course has not been too well considered, than to shift, in an effort to make a perfect choice, from course to course, albeit an intensity of zeal may importune, or the usual inconstant ebb and flow of mundane affairs may urge the change. Accordingly, when I had made a decision for myself in a most difficult matter, to the end that my action should be governed by wisdom as well as by my own preferences, I realized then that not only other things, but also this very business of remaining firm in my choice was made easier. Of first consideration are the various ends of action which lead each man to choose the one toward which his taste is most inclined.
All granted up to this point, the next question which arises concerns the best and most legitimate method of succeeding in a chosen career, or – of even greater moment, to my thinking – what is the most expedient? Having, then, once attained the goal in view, how to retain it, and how, finally, to draw just advantage from the end achieved, is important.
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About the time when other men are wont to abandon hope of happiness I have entered into it; furthermore, as I have elsewhere said, Fortune, often on the very verge of destruction has stood by me.
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You may profit more by accepting the present, than by making arrangements for the future.
Cardan - The Book of My Life
Posted by amin at September 29, 2007 10:58 AM