“The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip; to avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae, recipes or other people's opinions.”

—  Paulo Coelho

As quoted in Quotes That Help You Survive (2006) by Harpreet Kaur Kapoor.

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