Quote#Wisdom
Half the failures in life arise from pulling in one's horse as he is…
Quote byJulius Hare · 1795–1855
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Guesses at Truth (1827), p. 156..
English (original)
Half the failures in life arise from pulling in one's horse as he is leaping.
— Julius Hare
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