Women have seldom sufficient employment to silence their feelings a round of little cares or vain pursuits frittering away all strength of mind and organs they become naturally only objects of sense.

Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify simplify.

This is all you have. This is not a dry run. This is your life. If you want to fritter it away with your fears then you will fritter it away but you won't get it back later.

But no nation can base its survival and development on luck and prayers alone while its leadership fritters away every available opportunity for success and concrete achievement.