"Resting on your laurels is as dangerous as resting when you are walking in the snow. You doze off and die in your sleep."

Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian Philosopher

Sleep, Snow, Walking

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"Resting on your laurels is as dangerous as resting when you are walking in the snow. You doze off and die in your sleep."

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