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Copysnake Posted 14 years ago
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what does "as the fit takes them"?
what does "as the fit takes them" or "when the fit takes them"?
_those who believe that they need only work and study as the fit takes them have a mistaken belief either in their own talent or in the value of “freedom”. freedom from discipline leads to unhappiness rather than to “self-expression” or “personality development”_
_those who believe that they need only work and study as the fit takes them have a mistaken belief either in their own talent or in the value of “freedom”. freedom from discipline leads to unhappiness rather than to “self-expression” or “personality development”_
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I think it's "when". It means "when they feel like it", "only when they want to". The "fit" is a seizure, as in epilepsy—not a real one, of couse, a figurative one.
- I think it's "when".
- It means "when they feel like it", "only when they want to".
- The "fit" is a seizure, as in epilepsy—not a real one, of couse, a figurative one.
- We speak of effort in such terms.
- We can have a spasm of activity.
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I think it's "when". It means "when they feel like it", "only when they want to". The "fit" is a seizure, as in epilepsy—not a real one, of couse, a figurative one. We speak of effort in such terms. We can have a spasm of activity. We can do something by fits and starts.
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