Henry van Dyke: Deliberation is necessary, unless we wish to play a fool's part. No amount of…
Deliberation is necessary, unless we wish to play a fool's part. No amount of energy will take the place of thought. A strenuous life, with its eyes shut, is a kind of wild insanity. A drifting life, with its eyes open, is a kind of mild idiocy.
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