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What does it mean?
Do your duty, and leave the rest to the gods.
In plain terms
Fulfill your responsibilities and let fate handle what follows.
What can you take from it?
Focus on what you can control.

Where it applies

  • career decisions
  • personal ethics

Putting it to work

  • prioritize actions over outcomes

Questions to consider

  • Which duties are truly mine?
  • When should I intervene beyond my duty?

Another view

It may encourage passivity toward unforeseen consequences.

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