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Sometimes we can be so afraid that we will make a mistake that we are ineffective.

President Lincoln once wrote to General McClellan, when the latter was in command of the army.  General McClellan conducted a waiting campaign, being so careful not to make any mistakes that he made very little headway.  President Lincoln sent this brief but exceedingly pertinent letter:

“My dear McClellan:  If you don’t want to use the army I should like to borrow it for a while.

“Yours respectfully, A. Lincoln.”