One saves oneself much pain, by taking pains; much trouble, by taking trouble. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers
The one thing that matters is the effort. It continues, whereas the end to be attained is but an illusion of the climber, as he fares on and on from crest to crest; and once the goal is reached it has no meaning. – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Wisdom of the Sands, translated from French by St