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English to Greek: W. H. Murray - The Scottish Himalayan Expedition
Source text - English
Until one is committed
there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back,
always ineffectiveness.
Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation),
there is on elementary truth,
the ignorance of which kills countless ideas
and splendid plans:
that the moment one definitely commits oneself,
then Providence moves too.
All sorts of things occur to help one
that would never otherwise have occurred.
A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
raising in one's favour all manner
of unforeseen incidents and meetings
and material assistance,
which no man could have dreamt
would come his way.
I have learned a deep respect
for one of Goethe's couplets:
'Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.'
Translation - Greek Μέχρι να δεσμευτεί κανείς σ' ένα σκοπό
υπάρχει διστακτικότητα, η πιθανότητα του πισωγυρίσματος
και πάντα αναποτελεσματικότητα.
Σχετικά με κάθε ενέργεια πρωτοβουλίας (και δημιουργίας)
υπάρχει μια βασική αλήθεια,
της οποίας η άγνοια σκοτώνει αμέτρητες ιδέες
και σχέδια θαυμαστά:
ότι τη στιγμή που δεσμεύεται κάποιος σε κάτι
τότε μαζί του κινείται και η Πρόνοια.
Ένα σωρό πράγματα συμβαίνουν προς συνδρομή του
που δε θα είχαν συμβεί διαφορετικά.
Ένας ολόκληρος χείμαρρος γεγονότων εκπηγάζει από αυτή την απόφαση
επιφέροντας κάθε είδους
απρόβλεπτων συμβάντων και συναντήσεων
και υλικής βοήθειας,
που κανείς δε θα ονειρευόταν καν
ότι θα μπορούσε να βρεθεί στο δρόμο του.
Έχω μάθει να έχω βαθύ σεβασμό
σε ένα από τα δίστιχα του Γκαίτε:
"Ό,τι μπορείς να κάνεις ή ονειρεύεσαι να κάνεις, ξεκίνα το.
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