Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought.

Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought.

很少有事情是由于冲动的欲望而成功的，但大多数是由于冷静和谨慎的预先考虑。

-- Thucydides 修昔底德