You know that intelligence has taken ground from the animal when you can travel farther by moving slower.
The sudden Will-power of the procrastinator is more intense than the steady and calculated preparation of a self-developer. Undeniably, his burst of Will-power is spectacular. But one should never admire a spark for its brilliance if that means ignoring its function within the entire machine: it may only be melting circuitry, where the machine could have sustained itself and traveled farther on a lower, sustained current.

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