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Fortune Favors the Bold*
* Roman playwright Terence in his play Phormio 161 BC
Did your graduating class have a class motto?
My high school class voted for “The mind is its own place and in itself can make a heaven of hell or a hell of heaven.” That’s a quote from John Milton’s poem paradise lost. While that is undoubtedly true, I felt it was long and even a little pretentious.
My candidate for class motto was the first one, “Fortune favors the bold”.
More than once in my life I have made the bold choice. Not always with what would seem at first glance to be a fortunate outcome. On the other hand, fortune or the Universe has used the opportunity to teach a valuable life lesson.
I have lived my life boldly and I am content with the result.
My first post on Medium was about another motto that has guided me in my life. Whatever the mind can conceive and believe it can achieve.
If you’re interested, you can read that story here.
