Quote #92
Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it.
More from Cicero
- The tendency to worry about things that cannot be changed or corrected.
- The illusion that personal gain is made up of crushing others.
- Neglecting development and refinement of the mind, and not acquiring the habit of reading and study.
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