Tuesday, August 13, 2013

It's All Latin to Me

"dimidium facti qui coepit habet: sapere aude, incipe". A quote from the Roman poet Horace in his first book of Epistles. "He who has begun is half done: dare to know, dare to begin!" The phrase forms the moral to a story where a fool waits for the stream to stop before crossing it. His word choice suggests the value of human endeavor, of a persistence in reaching a goal and the required effort to overcome obstacles.

Anyone can start something, you need to have the will and ability to want to finish it to succeed. We cant simply want to succeed, you must actively strive to get what you want. Actions speak louder than words.

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