human
I have always preferred a moderate success to an immoderate failure,
gpt
That sounds specious; but you know it is a quibble. I had never supposed that your ambition was so limited.
human
But it is not the mark of limitation to know where my success lies.
gpt
Perhaps not. For my part, though, I don't want to rest on any success. If I succeed in one thing, that is over and done with, and I want to try for something else.
human
And if you fail?
gpt
Then, as soon as I am quite sure it is a failure and that no power of mine can beat it into a success, I try to turn my back upon it, and face another problem,