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This is my favorite:

"If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable." - Seneca

I've always liked "if you don't know where you're going any road will take you there" which is from Lewis Carroll.

Interesting to see that he was predated in his sentiments by such a long time

That is a brilliant quote. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson arrived at the pen name 'Lewis Carroll' by translating his own name into Latin and then translating it back into English... and then reversing it. So, he was most certainly aware of Seneca when he quipped about the efficacy of planning a trip with no specific definition.

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