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Jeremiah Carey's avatar

A relevant quote from Epictetus I turn to often: “What, do all horses become swift-running, or all dogs quick on the scent? And then, because I’m not naturally gifted, shall I therefore abandon all effort to do my best? Heaven forbid. Epictetus won’t be better than Socrates; but even if I’m not too bad, that is good enough for me. For I won’t ever be a Milo either, and yet I don’t neglect my body; nor a Croesus, and I don’t neglect my property; nor in general do I cease to make any effort in any regard whatever merely because I despair of achieving perfection."

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Parker Lewin's avatar

A great quote - from Adventure Time, no less:

"Sucking at something is the first step to becoming sorta good at something."

- Jake the Dog

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