Life consists in penetrating the unknown, and fashioning our actions in accord with the new knowledge thus acquired.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Life advances when we explore what we do not know and act on what we learn.
- In plain terms
- Explore the unknown and act on what you learn.
- What can you take from it?
- Embrace uncertainty to grow.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What unknown area will you explore this week?
- How have new insights changed your actions?
Another view
Exploration can be risky if not guided by reason.
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