For he who waits, conquers nothing but his own failure.
2007-11-27 08:58:54 · 10 answers · asked by 24fan 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
This quote is expressing a negative attitude. ‘The one who waits’ is seen as some one who hasn't yet done anything and waits in a passive and lazy way for something to happen and then of course will receive nothing else than a failure. But seen in a positive way it might be, that the one who waits has done every thing possible what is in his/her abilities and then waits for the result and this for sure will not be a failure, even though it might turn out to be a failure.
The word 'conquer' points to the possibility that the 'waiting' is a state of observing in alertness, not doing yet anything, but waiting for the right moment to go into action. This for sure is a clever way to conquer and not to waste ones energy going against obstacles or resistance. With this attitude the risk of a failure is strongly reduced.
The negativity shown in the quote, tells that this expression is done out of repeated experience, when the author of this quote was doing nothing, probably in a depressed condition and then out of desperation were blindly fighting to conquer the desired and then failed and so getting confirmation for the same experience as before. And then comes as a consequence to this quote...
Isn’t it astonishing that one can recognize the hidden life story of a person just from an expression in a short phrase?
BeiYin
2007-11-27 09:43:36 · answer #1 · answered by BeiYin *answers questions* 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
doesn’t like it
if you conquer your failure is it a failure?
persistence coupled with patience is a deadly combo
some times the fastest way involves some waiting
example if you rush ahead and plant your garden too early it will die in that late frost
2007-11-27 17:05:29 · answer #2 · answered by grey_worms 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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I have some quotes of my own that will help me to answer this question:
Overcome or be overcome
Conquer or be conquered
Control your circumstances or let them control you
I think that it is important to never rush into things, but to always take it slow and think things through thoroughly, but at the same time, if ALL you're doing is waiting, you will accomplish NOTHING.
You have to START in order to FINISH.
2007-11-27 17:05:14 · answer #3 · answered by ♥True love waits♥ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This quote most likely warns against the outcomes of procrastination/laziness. Time is very valuble, and if a person doesn't use it, decades can pass before one realises, by then a person has failed without realising it.
Failure creeps up on you like a slow death, one has to be very careful with there time..great quote thanks!
2007-11-27 17:10:41 · answer #4 · answered by Ray R 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Carpe Diem
2007-11-27 17:16:59 · answer #5 · answered by aaron.brake 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You only attain what you strive for. :)
If there is something that you want, you must pursue it. It will not come to you otherwise. The only thing you will "get" by not being proactive is exactly what you started with... and of course, you will be left with the fact that you didn't get what you wanted. :)
2007-11-27 17:03:17 · answer #6 · answered by Trina™ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you wait, then you conquer nothing go for it now!
2007-11-27 17:06:43 · answer #7 · answered by Hill Topper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patience do not reward as action does.
2007-11-27 17:27:58 · answer #8 · answered by jiahua448 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
exactly. we all are selfish in nature, and only do as we want.
2007-11-27 17:14:15 · answer #9 · answered by The Nihilist 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
be a go gettaa
2007-11-27 17:28:12 · answer #10 · answered by z000z 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋