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Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
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The quote says that our main task is not to focus on distant things we can barely understand, but to act on the clear responsibilities and opportunities immediately before us. It favors practical attention over speculation: deal with what is plainly at hand instead of being distracted by what remains dim or uncertain.
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- Duke University Press scholarly edition of William Osler’s A Way of Life
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