Caution is the path to mediocrity. Gliding, passionless mediocrity is …

Frank Herbert
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Caution is the path to mediocrity. Gliding, passionless mediocrity is all that most people think they can achieve. ✨ Frank Herbert (2008). God Emperor of Dune, p.372, Penguin
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Caution is the path to mediocrity. Gliding, passionless mediocrity is all that most people think they can achieve. ✨ Frank Herbert (2008). God Emperor of Dune, p.372, Penguin

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