Jenny/Krys,
I similarly did a search for this quotation on
Yahoo, and discovered that a number of the retrieved
sources attribute it to Goethe. Perhaps Murray borrowed it.
Michael Robbins,
Senior Library Assistant,
University of East Anglia Library,
Norwich,
NR4 7TJ
Tel: 01603 592437/592421
On Thu, 31 May 2001 09:03:02 +0100 Jeanette Blower
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> The quote is from:
> W. H. MURRAY, The Scottish Himalayan Expedition -
> http://www.neexplorersclub.org/exprept.html
> (within the site http://www.neexplorersclub.org - The New England Chapter of
> the Explorers Club)
>
> An easy(ish) way to find quote is to put it in a search engine as "Until one
> is committed there is hesitancy" (with the speech marks!). I tried Yahoo!
> and it returned 375 pages, most of which tell you said the quote and a few
> tell you some background.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Jenny
>
> Jenny Blower
> Learning Resources Assistant
> Waltham Forest College
> Forest Road
> Walthamstow
> London
> E17 4JB
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Krys Bottrill [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 8:46 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Help with quotation needed
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Someone has asked me for a source for the quotation "Until one is
> > committed
> > there is hesitancy . . . the moment one definitely commits oneself, then
> > Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would
> > never otherwife have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the
> > decision, raising in oone's favour all manner of unforeseen incidents and
> > meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would
> > have
> > come his way."
> >
> > I have traced it to W Murray, A Scottish Himalayan Expedition, published
> > by
> > Dent in 1951. However, I cannot find the page reference and would
> > appreciate it if someone who has access to this book could let me know.
> >
> > thanks
> > krys
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