Thomas Carlyle: A man with a half-volition goes backwards and forwards, and makes no way on the…
A man with a half-volition goes backwards and forwards, and makes no way on the smoothest road; a man with a whole volition advances on the roughest, and will reach his purpose, if there be even a little wisdom in it.
In today’s wordsA half-hearted man goes back and forth and makes no progress on the smoothest road; a wholehearted man advances on the roughest, and will reach his goal if there's even a little wisdom in it.
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