L'esperance fait plus de dupes que l'habilete.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Hope makes more fools than skill.
- In plain terms
- Hope can lead people to be more foolish than skill does.
- What can you take from it?
- Relying solely on hope may be less effective than competence.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is hope a useful driver?
- How can skill and hope complement each other?
Another view
Hope can also motivate and sustain effort despite lack of skill.
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