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Posted on Mar-27-2006 by Bob Weber Under Humor, Our Changing World

Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans:

that the moment one definitely commits oneself,
then providence moves too.

All sorts of things occur to help one that would not otherwise have occured. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favour
all manner of unforseen incidents and meetings and material assistance which no man would have dreamed would come his way.

I have learned a deep respect for one of Goethe's couplets:

"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it! Boldness has genius, magic, and power in it."

W.H. Murray from The Scottish Himalayan Expedition and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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