His eyes drifted leisurely back up to my face and he smiled at me appreciatively, “Kelsey, when a man spends time with a beautiful woman, he needs to pace himself. I quirked my eyebrow at him and laughed. “Yeah, I’m a regular marathon alright.” He kissed my fingers. “Exactly. A wise man never sprints…in a marathon. Colleen Houck
About This Quote

This is an example of what Nelson Mandela referred to when he said “a wise man never sprints…in a marathon.” That is, you should not try to rush through your goals or desires just for the sake of speed or quick results. Rather, you should take your time and focus on your goals. The best way to do this is to just do what you need to do at that point in order to get where you want to be. That way you can always pace yourself when it comes time to go for the big goal.

Source: Tigers Curse

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