He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.
Interpretation
A truly wise man carefully considers potential outcomes but acts decisively when the time comes.
This quote emphasizes the balance between careful planning and decisive action. It suggests that a wise person does not shy away from contemplating possible challenges and risks but remains courageous and bold when it is time to act, thereby highlighting the importance of both forethought and courage in successful decision-making.
In practice
During a motivational speech to young entrepreneurs.
The Scythians take kannabis seed, creep in under the felts, and throw it on the red-hot stones. It smolders and sends up such billows of steam-smoke that no Greek vapor bath can surpass it. The Scythians howl with joy in these vapor-baths, which serve them instead of bathing, for they never wash their bodies with water.
The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless.
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
The worst pain a man can have is to know much and be impotent to act.
All men's gains are the fruit of venturing.
Smart people believe weird things because they are skilled at defending beliefs they arrived at for non-smart reasons.
A man in a passion, rides a mad horse.
Everything comes if a man will only wait.
You people are telling me what you think I want to know. I want to know what is actually happening.
Inner silence promotes clarity of mind; It makes us value the inner world; It trains us to go inside to the source of peace and inspiration when we are faced with problems and challenges.
I hate pain, despite my ability to tolerate it beyond all known parameters, which is not necessarily a good thing.
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