Jan 21, 2018
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, magic, and power in it. Begin it now.
W.H. Murray/Goethe
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Germany
seen from Nicaragua
seen from Russia
seen from Israel
seen from United States
seen from Malaysia
seen from United States
seen from Malaysia
seen from Saudi Arabia
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from China
seen from United States
seen from Indonesia
seen from Malaysia
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, magic, and power in it. Begin it now.
W.H. Murray/Goethe
from The Scottish Himalayan Expedition by W.H. Murray
Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favour all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way. I learned a deep respect for one of Goethe's couplets: Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!
W.H. Murray
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.
W.H. Murray
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.
W.H. Murray
"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back-- Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth that ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now."
- William Hutchinson Murray, The Scottish Himalayan Expedition (1951)
there's some dispute as to whether or not the last two lines belong to Goethe. either way. i'm a sucker for magic.