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The only thing that separates ideas from regrets.
means To make an effort to do something, with no guarantee you'll succeed.
from From Latin 'attemptare' — 'at-' (toward) plus 'temptare,' meaning to touch, test, or handle something, as if feeling your way in the dark. The same root gives us 'temptation,' so an attempt and a temptation are etymological cousins: both start with reaching toward something you're not sure of.
- etymology
- from Latin temptare, to test or probe
- legal use
- criminal attempt is punished nearly like success
- psychology
- fear of failed attempts beats fear of failure itself
- secret
- most attempts quietly become practice, not failure