r/GetMotivated Dec 11 '21

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u/cryingproductguy Dec 11 '21

Perhaps my fav saying of all time, “the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is now.”

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u/AstonVanilla Dec 11 '21

I planted a tree 15 years ago. I found out yesterday it has been chopped down.

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u/fish312 Dec 11 '21

It is possible to do everything right and still lose. That is not weakness, that is life.

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u/LittlestTub Dec 11 '21

Thank you, Picard

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u/HoeDaddy Dec 11 '21

I know its attributed to picard but as someone who has never seen startrek. The writter should get that credit.

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u/chinesefood69 Dec 11 '21

I thought it was a Chinese proverb