Si quicquam cupido optantique optigit umquam insperanti, hoc est gratum animo proprie.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Getting what you want when you stopped hoping for it is the most grateful feeling.
- In plain terms
- Unexpected success feels better than planned success.
- What can you take from it?
- Appreciate surprises more than expectations.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What unexpected good came your way?
Another view
Assumes hopelessness is the baseline.
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