Question

c) Write a precis of the following passage, and add a suitable title:
The man who is perpetually hesitating which of the two things he will do first, will do neither. The
man who resolves, but suffers his resolution to be changed by the first counter-suggestion of
friend, --who fluctuates from opinion to opinion, from plan to plan, and veers like a weather-cook to
every point of compass, with every breath of caprice that blows--can never accomplish any thing
great or useful. Instead of being progressive in any thing, he will be at best stationary, and more
probably retrograde in all. It is only the man who first consults wisely, then resolves firmly, and then
executes his purpose with flexible perseverance, undismayed by those petty difficulties which daunt a
weaker spirit, that can advance to eminence in any line. Take your course wisely, but firmly; and
having taken it hold upon it with heroic resolution, and the Alps and Pyrenees will sink before you.​

Answer 1

Wisdom of life

Men who keep hesitating while making a choice, who are influence easily by other's words, who are fickle-minded and cannot stick to one particular decision, can never accomplish anything in life, Instead of progressing, they will rather retrograde. Only those men who consult wisely, resolve firmly and execute their decision with perseverance without being troubled by petty issues, can become successful. So choose your path wisely and stick to it, that will make problems as big as mountains sink below your feet.

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