"Wherefore the race being not to the swift, etc. but time and chance happening to all men, I leave the Judgement of the whole to the Candid, of whose correction I shall never be impatient"

This quote by William Petty is a reflection on the unpredictability of life and how it is not constantly the swiftest or most skilled who are successful. Petty acknowledges that life is unforeseeable and that success is not always ensured, no matter how difficult one works. He also suggests that it is not constantly possible to evaluate the success of a person, as life has lots of surprises. He motivates the reader to be open-minded and to not be too quick to judge the success of others. Petty also recommends that he himself is not impatient with the judgement of others, as he understands that life is unpredictable which success is not constantly ensured. This quote is a reminder that life has lots of surprises which success is not constantly ensured, no matter how difficult one works. It is a pointer to be unbiased and to not be too fast to evaluate the success of others.