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What man will set out on a task which he can never hope to accomplish? It is too much to expect the average seeker to become a mahatma. We portray the nature of this quest not because we hold such a vain expectation but because we believe in the value of right direction and in the creative power of the Ideal. The general direction of his thoughts and deeds--rather than those thoughts and deeds themselves--as well as the ideal he most habitually contemplates, is what is most important and most significant in his life.

-- Notebooks Category 1: Overview of the Quest > Chapter 5 : Self-Development > # 165