'Life is too short to occupy oneself with the slaying of the slain more than once'. One of a series of exchanges when Owen repeated his claims about the Gorilla brain in a Royal Institution lecture. [Athenaeum 13 April 1861 p.498; Browne vol 2 p.159]
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker suggests it is a waste of time to keep attacking someone or an idea that has already been defeated.
- In plain terms
- Do not keep fighting a battle that is already won.
- What can you take from it?
- Stop dwelling on past victories or defeats.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What past fights are you still fighting?
- How do you decide to let go?
Another view
Sometimes past errors are repeated, requiring attention again.
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