“Você nunca sabe que resultados virão da sua ação. Mas se você não fizer nada, não existirão resultados.”
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Attribution note
Portuguese translation of a popular Gandhi-attributed line; heavily circulated on quote aggregators but no citation to Young India, Harijan, CWMG, or any dated primary was found in this review.
Likely origin: Widely credited to Gandhi ('You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing there will be no result') but no dated primary source located. Portuguese rendering.
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Outcomes are never fully in your control, and waiting for certainty means waiting forever. Acting at least opens a possibility, while standing still forecloses it — so effort is worth making even when its payoff can't be predicted.
When to use it
- Applying for a role you might not land beats never applying and guaranteeing a no.
- Speaking up at a town meeting even when you doubt it will change the vote.
- Starting to exercise now, unsure of results, rather than waiting for a flawless plan.