We learn from failure, not from success; and our failures have taught us to believe the strange evidence of our eyes, and to act together without delay. We have been blind, but now we must keep notes, keep watch, and keep faith, for there are no little things in great affairs.
The triple ‘keep’ turns panic into procedure. Humility becomes a tool: admit error, adjust fast. The aphorism sanctifies detail—garlic, timetables, typed notes.