“More undertakings fail for want of spirit than for want of sense.”
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About this line
It comes from “On Manner,” number fifteen of The Round Table, the essay collection Hazlitt published in 1817. The next sentence: “Confidence gives a fool the advantage over a wise man.”
Then he spells it out: “In general, a strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end will point out the means.”
Why we carry this line
Half-hearted. Lukewarm. No thanks. I believe the maxim: doing something half-heartedly is not likely to produce good results.
I love finding quotes and working on designs. This quote summed the process up for me, and I thought it would for others too.
The design
Behind the first two lines, “spirit” is set large and faint. You feel it more than you read it.
The line says spirit is what goes missing when plans stall. Here it’s present, just quiet.
