When I was young, I was too slow. I thought I must learn to run fast by practicing to run fast, so I ran 100 meters fast 20 times. Then I came back, slow, slow, slow.
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We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon.
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You can't climb up to the second floor without a ladder. When you set your aim too high and don't fulfill it, then your enthusiasm turns to bitterness. Try for a goal that's reasonable, and then gradually raise it.
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If you come to think of it, you never see deer, dogs and rabbits worrying about their menus and yet they run much faster than humans.
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I was unable to walk for a whole week after that, so much did the race take out of me. But it was the most pleasant exhaustion I have ever known.
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