Conquer
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. (Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer)
Hillary and his Sherpa companion were the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Such an accomplishment requires conquering height, weather, wind, cold, and fatigue. But the conqueror’s comment highlights what is the first essential in conquering any obstacle or project. You must be under control, and that’s a valuable lesson for any life achievement.
Better to be patient than powerful; better to have self-control than to conquer a city. (Proverbs 16:32)