Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
Will Rogers captures something subtler than mere exhortation to keep moving—he's warning that *rightness* alone offers no protection. Being correct about your direction, your choices, or your values becomes meaningless the moment you mistake agreement with action. A person might know perfectly well that their career has grown stale, yet remain at the same desk for years, confident in their insight. The world doesn't reward you for having the map; it rewards you for walking.
“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive — to breathe, to...”
Marcus Aurelius“Drive your business. Let not your business drive you.”
Benjamin Franklin“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
Seneca“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
Benjamin Franklin