Jun 29, 2024
לֺא עָלֶיךָ הַמְּלָאכָה לִגְמֺר, וְלֺא אַתָּה בֶן חוֹרִין לְהִבָּטֵל מִמֶּנָּה.
It is not upon you to complete the task, but neither are you free to shirk it.
—Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) 2:21
לֺא עָלֶיךָ הַמְּלָאכָה לִגְמֺר, וְלֺא אַתָּה בֶן חוֹרִין לְהִבָּטֵל מִמֶּנָּה.
It is not upon you to complete the task, but neither are you free to shirk it.
—Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) 2:21
We shall not cease from exploration / And the end of all our exploring / Will be to arrive where we started / And know the place for the first time.