There are two roads before us.
One is the primrose path to in-
significance
very easy to find and follow
The other is the steep and thorny way
to success
very hard going, up a mountain, but
becomes easy at the summit
The best man is the one who can work
this out for himself
the next best can understand it when
somebody else tells him
⚡️ Whether you're the best man, or the next best man, this little snippet sounds fitting for the work we do around here. This was is from Hesiod, Works and Days — Lattimore translation.
Whatever else you do today after visiting SN, I hope it's productive!
Cheers 🫡
And the even bestest-of-all man is the one who made it to the summit, returned to the beginning of the path, and sells machete, boots, and wine to those at the paths' fork.
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