Enough is Not Where Ambition Ends

"Enough is not where ambition ends. It is where peace is finally allowed to begin."

Enough /ih-NUFF/ · adjective, adverb, noun

1. The point at which more stops adding and starts subtracting.
2. A quantity no one can measure for you, though everyone will try.
3. The word most people say after they have already passed it.

Usage notes

Often confused with "settling." Settling is stopping because you are afraid. Enough is stopping because you are full. They look identical from outside, and only you know which one you are doing.

Rarely heard before the age of thirty. Frequently heard at funerals.

Example Sentences

• "I have enough" is the most radical thing a person can say in a world that profits from "not yet."
• She worked hard and she rested well, and she called both of them enough.
• He kept raising the finish line, so he never once stood on it.

A Final Note From the Editors

Chase your dreams with everything you have. But decide, now and in advance, what "enough" will look like, and write it somewhere you can see it. If you do not define the word yourself, someone else will, and their definition will always be a little further away than where you are standing.

You are allowed to arrive and you are allowed to stay a while.

Your mind is wiser now, share this piece to enrich the mind of your people.