A quote by Thomas Merton
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A quote by Thomas Merton
“You always hold the rights to your effort, but never to your results.
Results are entitled to no one. At best, they are on loan and must be renewed each day.
All you own is the right to try.”
Results are entitled to no one. At best, they are on loan and must be renewed each day.
All you own is the right to try.”
James Clear • Highlights From jamesclear.com
In my experience, the way you end up doing good in the world has very little to do with how good your initial plan was.
Nate Soares • Dive in
As Krishna told Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita, “You have a right to your actions, but never to your actions’ fruits.”5 When you do your best work, you give up the certainty of outcomes for the certainty of purpose.
Charlie Gilkey • Start Finishing: How to Go from Idea to Done
You can’t plan on anything; you can only go about your work, as Isak Dinesen wrote, “every day, without hope or despair.” You can’t count on success; you can only leave open the possibility for it, and be ready to jump on and take the ride when it comes for you.