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...cart before the horse?
Every time I have ever used that phrase I have gotten it wrong, even when I specifically think about it beforehand and resolve not to get it wrong this time. I think it's because there are two related sayings, "keep the horse before the cart" and "don't put the cart before the horse", and I always sort of combine them.
Thank you.
Harry James Potter-Evans-Verres prefers the phrase
Another possible memory aid: "Sum, ergo cogito" = "putting Descartes before the horse".
In this instance, it might help to remember that following your true passion wherever it leads is keeping the course before the heart.
Try visualizing it?
Some (who have a different attitude towards ambition) would perhaps consider the mistaken version appropriate!
You're welcome!