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Success is as dangerous as failure. Hope is as hollow as fear.
"Success is as dangerous as failure. Hope is as hollow as fear."— Lao Tzu
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Meaning of this quote
Attachment to success can destabilize a person just as fear of failure can, while hope and fear both depend on imagined outcomes.
Key takeaway:
Pursue your aims without making your entire worth depend on the result.
Origin of the quote
Tao Te Ching, chapter 13; Stephen Mitchell's modern English version (1988).
Who actually said this?
Source chapter and modern English version identified; this wording belongs to Mitchell's interpretive rendering, not a literal English statement by ancient Lao Tzu.
