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Augustus William Hare on crossing the threshold

"Crossing the Rubicon" by Triola (Trine Lise Olaussen)

"Crossing the Rubicon" by Triola (Trine Lise Olaussen).
Image credit: Elftown - Triola Portfolio

Half the failures in life arise from pulling in the horse as he is leaping.
— Augustus William Hare in Guesses at Truth by Two Brothers: The First Volume, written with Julius Charles Hare (London: Published for John Taylor by James Duncan, 1827), p. 137. Thanks to Maggie Duval for the introduction.

Posted on behalf of Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare on Thursday, August 19th, 2010 under Quotations.

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