In matrimony, to hesitate is sometimes to be saved.

Not all who hesitate are lost.

Wyrd oft nered
unfaegne, eorl, ponne his ellen deah.

Often, for undaunted courage,
fate spares the man it has not already marked.

very often a man’s whole life alters course because of a moment’s hesitation. That instant is like a fold made down the middle of a sheet of paper. In it, the underside becomes upmost, and what was once visible is hidden forever.

He who hesitates is lost.

Sometimes you need to allow life to save you from getting what you want.

Sometimes it’s better to reserve judgment …

Even those people who have the good ideas, they hold back sometimes,

"Yes, terrible things happen, but sometimes those terrible things- they save you." p205

God have mercy on the man
who doubts what he's sure of.

What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.

Bialystock: Leo - he who hesitates is poor!

We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing.

At this time of life even a day makes a difference, the only saving grace is that sometimes things improve.