You will say that I am not a success - vaincre or etre vaincu, [to conquer or to be conquered], it doesn't matter to me, one has feeling and movement in any event, and they are more akin than they may seem to be or than can be put into words.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Success and failure do not matter as much as having feeling and movement in life. These states are closely connected even if hard to explain.
- In plain terms
- Feeling and moving matter more than success or failure.
- What can you take from it?
- Value feeling over outcomes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What matters more to you?
- Do you feel alive?
Another view
Success often matters materially.
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