“Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp,Or what's a heaven for?”

“...you have to reach for things beyond your grasp, or what is heaven for”

“Ultimate meaning necessarily exceeds and surpasses the finite intellectual capacities of man... What is demanded of man is not, as some existential philosophers teach, to endure the meaninglessness of life, but rather to bear his incapacity to grasp its unconditional meaningfulness in rational terms. Logos is deeper than logic.”

“Ah! thus man spoils Heaven's glorious works with blood!”

“The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”

“The sweet spot: that productive, uncomfortable terrain located just beyond our current abilities, where our reach exceeds our grasp. Deep practice is not simply about struggling; it's about seeking a particular struggle, which involves a cycle of distinct actions.”