Dreams & Things

"It's never too late to be who you might have been." --George Elliot

"Until one is committed,

there is hesitancy,

the chance to draw back,

always ineffectiveness.

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 never otherwise have occurred.

A whole stream of events issues from the decision,

raising in ones favor all manner of unforeseen incidents,

meetings and material assistance

which no man could have dreamed would have 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, of the Scottish Himalayan Expedition