Sunday, 26 October 2014

Das Geheimnis des Kӧnnens liegt im Wollen

I saw this written on a postcard in the Albertina museum in Vienna. Google tells me that it's a quote by Giuseppe Mazzini, an Italian politician, journalist and activist for the unification of Italy (no, I'd never heard of him either...).

I'd translate it as:
The secret of being able to do something lies in wanting to do it.
Seems pretty obvious. Maybe it's the reverse that I need to consider: if I am not able to do it, is it because I don't really want to? Quite possibly so...

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