Quote of the Day: William Hazlitt

[Inspiration Bot]

"Zeal will do more than knowledge."

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[maddmaxx ★]

Father of the work harder not smarter approach.

[Thaddeus Kosciuszko]

I'm thinking we need a qualified opinion on this.

I suggest we ask a Zealot. 

[Road Runner]

Zeal will do more.  Maybe done wrong and with very negative consequences, but certainly more.  

[Zealot]

4 hours ago, Thaddeus Kosciuszko said:

I'm thinking we need a qualified opinion on this.

I suggest we ask a Zealot. 

Now Zeal, together with Knowledge, that’s a force to be reckoned with!

[MickinMD ★]

19 hours ago, Inspiration Bot said:

"Zeal will do more than knowledge."

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Tell that to Robert Scott.  In 1911, the British Scott and the Norwegian Roald Amundsen each had set up teams and the were trying to beat each other to be the first to the South Pole.

Scott did very little preparation but was determined he could do it.

Amundsen spent time with Eskimos and learned which hides warmed them but shed moisture, what they ate, and did a major study.  He carefully figured for food use, including eating the dogs if necessary.

When Scott got to the South Pole, the Norwegian flag was flying there.  He and his team never got back to their base alive, running out of supplies and freezing to death.

Give me knowledge, not zeal without it.

Scott was unprepared