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Finish what you start

Only undertake those things that are right and good. Once you start something, finish it!

“But so long as there is no prohibition from the voice within, I must continue the writing. I must follow the sage maxim that nothing once begun should be abandoned unless it is proved to be morally wrong.” - Gandhi

“Once you undertake to do something, stick with it and treat it as something that should be carried through.” - Epictetus

“The chief gem of my character is the ability to keep resolves when they are made. “ - Abraham Lincoln

But like a stoic, always balancing, Epictetus does not want to be irrational either:

”‘But we must stick with a decision.’ ‘For heaven’s sake, man, that rule only applies to sound decisions. I suppose next you will decide that it is night now, and refuse to change your mind because you don’t want to.” - Epictetus - Discourses II, 15.7

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